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If the quantity demanded at a price of $10 is 2,000 and the quantity demanded at a price of $8 is 2,400, a price-discriminating monopolist would want to:

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Answer:

D. sell 2.000 units for $10 each and then sell an additional 400 units for $8 each

Step-by-step explanation:

Since in the question it is mentioned that

Quantity demanded is 2,000 at a price of $10

And, the other case is

Quantity demanded is 2,400 at a price of $8

So here we can conclude that

The quantity demanded of 2,000 would be at a price of $10

And, the additional units i.e. 400 (2,400 - 2,000) would be at a price of $8

Therefore the correct option is d.

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