There is a hotel in Imatra (Finland) which is very close to Russian border. The demand...

There is a hotel in Imatra (Finland) which is very close to Russian border. The
demand function of Finnish consumers for this hotel is Q = 1000 - P. The demand
function of Russian consumers for this hotel would be Q = 1400 - P if they had not
travel to Imatra, but they have to travel and cost of travelling is 200. MC of hotel is
200 for one visitor. Find the difference of profits with price discrimination and without
price discrimination.

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Rahul Sunny answered 1 year ago

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