Use the following to answer questions (29) - (31):In the town of “One Horse” there is one movie theater. Two groups of consumers, adults (A) andchildren (C), attend this theater. Suppose the demand for movies by adults is given by:QA = 50 - 0.50PA, where PAis price ofan adultmovie ticket(in cents)and QAis the numberofmovie tickets sold to adults atthe theater. Suppose the demand for movies by children is given by:QC = 20 - 0.50PC,where PCispriceofa children’s movie ticket(in cents)and QCis the numberofmovie tickets sold tochildren atthe theater. Also, imagine totalcostis fixed at$450, thus makingmarginalcostofprovidingonemore movie ticket to either an adult or a child constant at zero.[29]Ifthe movie theateris able to price discriminate amongits two groups ofconsumers, then itshouldcharge a higher price to group A.A.TrueB.False[30]Ifthemovie theateris able to price discriminate amongits two groups ofconsumers, then itsmaximum profit is closest in value to:A.$800B.$850C.$900D.$1200[31]Ifthe movie theateris able to price discriminate amongits two groups ofconsumers, then whichgroup has the highest price elasticity of demand (in absolute value)?A.AB.C[32]In a famous songbyDionne Warwick, Dionne sings “What’s itallaboutAlfie? Is itjustforthemomentwe live?”. Suppose Alfie responds, “No, Icare as much abouttomorrowasIdotoday”. Accordingly, from Alfie’s perspective, his discount factor (ä) equals:A.1B.½C.0D.-1[33]A firm must have some ability to control price to engage in price discrimination.A.TrueB.False
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Use the following to answer questions (29) - (31):In the town of “One Horse” there is one movie theater. Two groups of consumers, adults (A) andchildren (C), attend this theater. Suppose the demand for movies by adults is given by:QA = 50 - 0.50PA, where PAis price ofan adultmovie ticket(in cents)and QAis the numberofmovie tickets sold to adults atthe theater. Suppose the demand for movies by children is given by:QC = 20 - 0.50PC,where PCispriceofa children’s movie ticket(in cents)and QCis the numberofmovie tickets sold tochildren atthe theater. Also, imagine totalcostis fixed at$450, thus makingmarginalcostofprovidingonemore movie ticket to either an adult or a child constant at zero.[29]Ifthe movie theateris able to
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