A Company Produces a Hand-Held Global Positioning System (GPS) Used

question 15

Essay

A company produces a hand-held global positioning system (GPS) used for hiking and sells it for $350 per unit in the United States. The same GPS unit is also sold in Europe at a price of $250 Euros (the equivalent of about $290). Several competing European producers have charged the company with dumping GPS units at unfairly low prices in Europe. What economic defense would the company's lawyer submit for the company's pricing practice?

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