Is it price discrimination when a professional football team charges, say, $150 per ticket for 50-yard-line tickets in the lower deck and $50 per ticket for upper-deck tickets overlooking the end zone?  Why or why not?

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A: I will see more price discrimination in monopoly type markets with just a few firms.

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A: Competitor: It means a team, person, or company competing against others.

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Price Discrimination

Price discrimination or differential pricing is based on the principle that the seller will charge the buyer a price based on the buyer’s ability and willingness to pay for the product rather than applying uniform pricing for all.