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Janet and Megan are debating the use of student discounts by local stores near school. Janet argues, "When stores offer discounts to students with valid identification, it is price discrimination, because they are attempting to separate the market into two groups—each with different demands for that particular good." Megan responds with, "This is not a form of price discrimination, because there is no age restriction for students. Economists generally agree with :

a. Dina
b. Antonio

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Answer:

Antonio

Step-by-step explanation:

In simple words, Antonio has a lot of support among economists. Price discrimination occurs when a vendor is able to split clients into groupings or segregate a marketplace into two categories so that they may charge varying charges to that same two groups. It has hardly anything to deal with the customers' age.

Thus, Antonio is correct with his views.

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