The Practice of Setting Prices Deliberately Below ________ Costs in an Effort

question 121

Multiple Choice

The practice of setting prices deliberately below ________ costs in an effort to drive a competitor out of the market is known as predatory pricing.

• A) marginal
• B) average total
• C) average variable
• D) average fixed
• E) explicit

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