AP MICROECONOMICS UNIT 4
EXAMINATION STUDY SHEET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉Price Discrimination (definition). Answer: Practice of selling the
same product to different buyers at different prices
Ex: Airline Tickets, Movie Theaters, Coupons, GBHS Football Games
◉Price Discrimination (concept). Answer: -Seeks to charge each
consumer what they are willing to pay in an effort to increase profits
-Those with inelastic demand are charges more than those with
elastic
-Socially optimal quantity is higher
WHEN PRICE DISCRIMINATION, MR=D
◉Requirements for Price Discrimination. Answer: 1) Must have
monopoly power
2) Must be able to segregate the market
3) Consumer must NOT be able to resell product
EXAMINATION STUDY SHEET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉Price Discrimination (definition). Answer: Practice of selling the
same product to different buyers at different prices
Ex: Airline Tickets, Movie Theaters, Coupons, GBHS Football Games
◉Price Discrimination (concept). Answer: -Seeks to charge each
consumer what they are willing to pay in an effort to increase profits
-Those with inelastic demand are charges more than those with
elastic
-Socially optimal quantity is higher
WHEN PRICE DISCRIMINATION, MR=D
◉Requirements for Price Discrimination. Answer: 1) Must have
monopoly power
2) Must be able to segregate the market
3) Consumer must NOT be able to resell product