A Hotel Management Institute Develops a Training Program for Students

question 4

Multiple Choice

A hotel management institute develops a training program for students.The fee for the training program is $1,000.The institute offers to share the training program with other colleges for a low price.One of the terms of the contract is that the other colleges should not offer the program to their students for less than $1,000.This is an example of:

• A)price fixing.
• B)price discrimination.
• C)predatory pricing.
• D)referral selling.
• E)resale price maintenance.

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