If the firm could not price discriminate it would have to charge a single price in both markets such as PC. In the inelastic market the firm is selling some units where MR < MC (reducing profits by an amount illustrated by the red shaded area) and in the elastic market it would forgo selling some units where MR > MC (forgoing profits by an amount illustrated by the gold shaded area).

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