Edgardo Runs a Fish Store in Toronto's Kensington Market

question 62

Multiple Choice

Edgardo runs a fish store in Toronto's Kensington Market.That store purchases its supplies from a wholesaler and then re-sells the goods to the public.Because he knows the market well, Edgardo is able to offer low prices.As a result, his store is always full of customers.Lately, however, Edgardo has had difficulty getting wild, as opposed to farmed, salmon.When he asked for an explanation, his wholesaler said, "Your prices are too low and you're making the other fishmongers look bad.If I let you carry on that way, you'll ruin the business for everyone else." Edgardo, who is furious, asked you what he should say to the Competition Bureau.You told him that, out of the following options, his BEST solution is to complain about

• A)the monopoly that the other fish retailers have created.
• B)a criminal conspiracy to drive him out of the market.
• C)the reviewable practice of exclusive dealing, because the wholesaler is only willing to sell wild salmon to Edgardo's competitors.
• D)the reviewable practice of price maintenance, because the wholesaler refuses to sell wild salmon to Edgardo because of his low pricing policy.
• E)the reviewable offence of tied-selling, because the wholesaler's decision is tied to its desire to help Edgardo's competitors.

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