The President of a Major Airline Makes Telephone Calls to the Top

question 155

Multiple Choice

The president of a major airline makes telephone calls to the top executives of several other airlines asking them to "hold the line" and refrain from offering discounts on fares for several key routes in order to improve profit margins. This practice could easily be considered:

• A) Dumping.
• B) Price discrimination.
• C) Price fixing.
• D) Zone pricing.
• E) None of these is a good answer.

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