Low-Valu Inc Owns and Operates a Number of Discount Mega-Stores

question 40

Multiple Choice

Low-Valu Inc owns and operates a number of discount mega-stores.Because of increasing competition,it has engaged in a number of improper business practices.It was recently accused of a "bait and switch" practice in one of its stores.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)The alleged practice occurs when a store places two price tags on one item,and then charges the customer the higher amount.
• B)"Bait and switch" is expressly prohibited by the Sale of Goods Act.
• C)The phrase "bait and switch" refers to the fact that the alleged offence originally arose in connection with general stores in the nineteenth century,who sold,among other things,hunting supplies.
• D)The alleged practice is a criminal matter under the Competition Act.
• E)Low-Valu engaged in a bait and switch if it advertised a product at a very low price but told customers who came to its stores to buy it that none of the product was available but a higher priced alternative was available instead.

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