Question

Complete the following table by indicating whether or not each scenario is an example of price discrimination.

Answer 1

Answer: yes; no

Explanation:

Price discrimination is an exploitative  selling strategy that  sellers use to try to charge their customers on  different prices for the same product or service.

Last-minute "rush" tickets can be purchased for most Broadway theater shows at a discounted price. They are typically distributed via lottery or on a first-come, first-served basis a few hours before the show. Assume that the theater in question does not hold seats in reserve for this purpose, but rather offers rush tickets only for seats not sold before the day of the performance......... YES PRICE DISCRIMINATION OCCURS

---.>In this case, the groups are  segmented into those who paid earlier at normal price and those who paid in relation to the rush at discounted price, A case  price discrimination arises because the  people who  have paid more than others for a same show, would not be reserved seats which means that  the product was same for the two type of consumers but not the same price

Horizon Wireless offers various features "à la carte" that a customer may add to his or her calling plan, such as a text messaging package, a data package, and an Internet package. NO PRICE DISCRIMINATION

---->This is because Because Horizon Wireless is offering the different features  with  a la carte pricing, where every customer is subject to the same pricing irrespective  of his or her calling plan.

If the price of a data  package or internet  were different for a customer with a more expensive calling plan, then Horizon Wireless might be attempting to identify thier different consumer types and try to  exploit the differences in their willingness to pay.