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A '''two-part tariff''' (TPT) is a pricing technique in which the price of a [[product (business)|product]] or [[Service (economics)|service]] is composed of two parts - a lump-sum fee as well as a per-unit charge.<ref>Palgrave Dictionary of Economics: http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2011_T000188</ref><ref>Robert S. Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld: ''Microeconomics'', 8th edition, Pearson, 2013, p. 414.</ref> In general, such a pricing technique only occurs in partially or fully [[monopoly|monopolistic]] [[market (economics)|market]]s. It is designed to enable the firm to capture more [[consumer surplus]] than it otherwise would in a non-discriminating pricing environment. Two-part tariffs may also exist in [[Competition (economics)|competitive markets]] when consumers are uncertain about their ultimate demand. Health club consumers, for example, may be uncertain about their level of future commitment to an exercise regimen.
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