You are the only pharmacist in a small town; the next closest drugstore is 50miles away. The population in your town consists of young farmers and older retiredfamilies. You have noticed that the young farmers are less sensitive to price changesthan the retired population. Specifically, you have found that the working populationhas an own price elasticity of demand of -1.5 and the retired farmers have an ownprice elasticity of -3. Suppose that the marginal cost of supplying the two markets isthe same and equal to a constant, MC.a. (2 pts) Are the conditions necessary for price discrimination to be an effectivemeans of enhancing profits being met? Explain.b. (4 pts) What is the profit-maximizing price to charge the working farmers?c. (4 pts) What is the profit-maximizing price to charge retired farmers?
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