Which of These Is Most Likely to Be Attacked by the FTC

question 174

Multiple Choice

Which of these is most likely to be attacked by the FTC as a deceptive business practice?

• A) selling stock to investors in a company for three times its true value
• B) charging 25% interest on consumer loans when the market rate of interest is 10%
• C) selling original art to consumers at prices significantly above market value
• D) telling consumers that a brand of jeans is special and selling them for double what other jeans sell for, when they are the same as other jeans except for the name
• E) none of the other choices

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