The Practice of Setting Prices Below Average Variable Cost and with Accompanying

question 5

Multiple Choice

The practice of setting prices below average variable cost and with accompanying plans to raise prices later to recover the losses from the lower prices is referred to as:

• A) Marginal cost pricing.
• B) Activity-based pricing.
• C) Menu-based pricing.
• D) Cost-plus pricing.
• E) Predatory pricing.

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