TABLE 10- 1 -Consider the Following Statement: "Price Discrimination Is Harmful to Society

TABLE 10- 1 $$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Price } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Quantity } \\\text { Demanded }\end{array} \\\hline \$ 8 & 5 \\\hline \$ 7 & 6 \\\hline \$ 6 & 7 \\\hline \$ 5 & 8 \\\hline \$ 4 & 9 \\\hline \$ 3 & 10 \\\hline \$ 2 & 11 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Consider the following statement: "Price discrimination is harmful to society and should not be tolerated under any circumstance." Why is this statement false?

A) Price discrimination leads to higher prices for all consumers and a reduction in consumer surplus.
B) Price discrimination always leads to lower prices and higher quantities.
C) Price discrimination reduces total quantity exchanged and therefore reduces the sum of producer and consumer surplus.
D) Price discrimination can allow for some consumers to be made better off because they are able to buy a product or service that was otherwise unaffordable.
E) Price discrimination violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.