If a Large Retailer Sold Numerous Items Below Cost with the Intention

question 49

Multiple Choice

If a large retailer sold numerous items below cost with the intention of punishing competitors and gaining higher long-run profits by putting those competitors out of business,the retailer would be guilty of ________.

• A) price collusion
• B) price fixing
• C) predatory pricing
• D) discriminatory pricing
• E) penetration pricing

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