After Major Storms, Many Ethical Home Repair and Building Supply

question 21

Multiple Choice

After major storms, many ethical home repair and building supply businesses continue to charge pre-storm prices to their customers, even though they know they can charge more due to the huge increase in demand for their services and products. These firms probably recognize that

• A)they can make more money from government contracts than from sales to customers.
• B)a transactional orientation is the key to long-term profitability.
• C)none of their competitors would be raising prices.
• D)lifetime profitability of relationships matters more than profits from a particular transaction.
• E)if they raised prices they would be in violation of Commerce Department regulations.

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