Brian Devised a Scheme and Instructed His Partner to Submit

question 9

Multiple Choice

Brian devised a scheme and instructed his partner to submit sham price quotations from dormant companies for a bulletproof-vest contract.The sham price quotations were submitted with intentionally increased prices so that one company, a Kuwaiti general trading firm, would win the contract at a lower price.The owner of the Kuwaiti general trading firm then authorized Brian to negotiate and receive all funds related to the contract.This is an example of:

• A)bid rigging.
• B)bait-and-switch.
• C)predatory pricing.
• D)referral scheme.
• E)pyramid selling.

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