Question

The airline companies often change their flight prices over time. Assume Mary is planning her trip to New York City during the Christmas holiday. When she first checked the price in September, the ticket price was $300 round trip per person. However, when she checked the price again in early December, she noticed the price increased to $600 round trip per person for the same flight. This is an example of _______________.

Answer 1

Third degree price discrimination

Step-by-step explanation:

Price discrimination is when the same product is sold at different prices to customers in different markets

types of price discrimination

1. first degree price discrimination : here sellers charge each consumer at their willingness to pay in order to eliminate consumer surplus.

2. second degree price discrimination : here firms offer different prices depending on the quantity purchased. e.g. giving discounts for bulk purchases.

3, third degree price discrimination : firms charge different prices to different groups of customers. e.g. having a certain price for senior citizens, students