Colorful Concoctions, a Maker of Children's Crayons, Decided to Price

question 50

Multiple Choice

Colorful Concoctions, a maker of children's crayons, decided to price its boxes of crayons below the long-term market price. The firm agreed to reduce its profit margin from 30 percent to 5 percent in the short-term in order to increase market share and discourage other firms from entering the crayon market. Colorful Concoctions was implementing a

• A) variable pricing strategy.
• B) skimming price strategy.
• C) penetration pricing strategy.
• D) price lining strategy.

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