Question
In the US, this practice is prohibited by the Robinson-Patman Act when it causes “primary line” competitive injury across state borders. Marcel Boiteux (“bwah-TUH”) built upon Frank Ramsey’s finding that this practice may maximize social welfare. The two-part tariff is an example of this practice in which a product has both lump-sum and per-unit components. The third-degree version of this practice relies on an exogenous signal to segment a market. When this practice is performed perfectly, deadweight loss and consumer surplus are eliminated. This practice usually disadvantages consumers with lower elasticities of demand. For 10 points, name this practice exemplified by senior discounts, in which a firm charges different amounts to different customers. ■END■
Summary
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson | 2024-11-16 | Y | 6 | 67% | 0% | 50% | 110.50 |
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 29% | 83.43 |
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 67% | 0% | 44% | 82.83 |
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 43% | 0% | 71% | 90.33 |
2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 105.00 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Geoffrey Wu | Columbia A | Bard A | 20 | 10 |
Ethan Skolnick | WashU C | WashU D | 37 | -5 |
Todd Maslyk | Michigan A | Pitt B (UG) | 48 | 10 |
Jack Casey | UIUC C | Purdue B | 51 | 10 |
Arjun Bothra | Haverford A | Lehigh A | 53 | -5 |
Jiping Fang | UIUC D | Purdue D | 53 | -5 |
Arthur Stadlin (DII) | Ohio State A (UG) | Kenyon A (UG) | 53 | -5 |
Alina Moore | Tennesse B | Auburn A | 55 | -5 |
Vishal Kanigicherla | Penn A | Johns Hopkins A | 58 | 10 |
Sam Konkel | UChicago C | UIUC B | 61 | 10 |
Arthur Gayden | UChicago A | UChicago B | 61 | 10 |
Nathan Ouyang (DII) | Michigan D (DII) | Michigan State B (UG) | 68 | -5 |
Kevin | Michigan B | Pitt A | 75 | -5 |
Maximilian Niebur | Johns Hopkins B | Penn State B | 76 | -5 |
Matthew Lam (DII) | Ohio State C (DII) | CWRU D (DII) | 79 | -5 |
Justin Qian (DII) | UBC B | Alberta | 80 | -5 |
Akshar Goyal | UIUC A | Purdue A | 81 | -5 |
Jacob Puthipiroj | Northwestern A | Purdue C | 83 | -5 |
Matthew Wang (UG) | UBC A | UW B | 83 | -5 |
Vedh Ramesh | Penn B | Columbia B | 84 | 10 |
Charlie Weaver | Clemson A | Georgia Tech C | 86 | -5 |
Jeffry Xu | Georgia Tech B | Auburn C | 86 | -5 |
Emma Victoria Byron | Rutgers C | Rutgers A | 86 | 10 |
Henry Lytle | WashU D | WashU C | 86 | 0 |
Matthew Stall (DII) | CWRU C (UG) | Ohio State B (DII) | 91 | -5 |
Danila Kabotya | Indiana A | WashU B | 101 | 10 |
Kevin Ye | SFU | UW A | 105 | 10 |
Euan Ham | Georgia Tech A | Tusculum A | 106 | 10 |
Matthew West | Purdue A | UIUC A | 111 | 10 |
Mithilesh Gopalakrishman (DII) | CWRU D (DII) | Ohio State C (DII) | 111 | 10 |
Arhith Dharanendra | Georgia Tech F | Alabama A | 112 | 10 |
Joshua Davenport | Georgia Tech C | Clemson A | 112 | 10 |
TJ Pickering | Auburn B | Emory A | 112 | 0 |
Coy Mier | Auburn C | Georgia Tech B | 112 | 0 |
Luke Zhang | Emory A | Auburn B | 112 | 0 |
Will McCurley | Auburn A | Tennesse B | 112 | 10 |
Chase Barrick | Lehigh A | Haverford A | 112 | 10 |
Robert Wang | Penn State B | Johns Hopkins B | 112 | 10 |
Teigue Kelly | Penn State A | Rowan A | 112 | 0 |
Rahul Rao-Pothuraju | Rowan A | Penn State A | 112 | 10 |
Emmett Cho | UChicago D | Miami | 112 | 0 |
Davis Johnson | Purdue D | UIUC D | 112 | 10 |
Lucas Gagen | Miami | UChicago D | 112 | 0 |
Elias Kradel (DII) | Kenyon B (DII) | Michigan State C (UG) | 112 | 10 |
Joe Paterson (UG) | Michigan State B (UG) | Michigan D (DII) | 112 | 0 |
Owen Edelson (DII) | Kenyon A (UG) | Ohio State A (UG) | 112 | 0 |
Anne Fjeld (DII) | Alberta | UBC B | 112 | 0 |