Ryan Gave the Manager of His Convenience Store a Set

question 26

Multiple Choice

Ryan gave the manager of his convenience store a set of binoculars so she could see the gasoline prices charged by the other convenience store at that intersection.Ryan told the manager to always match the gasoline prices of the other store.Ryan is using a _______ pricing strategy.

• A) maximizing profits
• B) target profit
• C) target return
• D) status quo
• E) sales

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Definitions:

Early Adopters

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Early Majority

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Customer Segmentation

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Entrepreneur

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