A Few Years Ago, If You Wanted the Lowest Rate

question 15

Multiple Choice

A few years ago, if you wanted the lowest rate for a telephone call, you either called after five pm or during the weekends. Today, the phone companies advertise a "seven-cents-a-minute" or lower charge all the time. There is no special time that rates are lower. From this example, it can be best judged that phone companies are no longer

• A) concerned about strategies applied by competitors.
• B) concerned about profit maximization.
• C) using pricing effective strategies.
• D) using off-peak pricing.

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