Asked by Paulina Martinez on Jun 23, 2024

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Consider a market served by a monopolist, Firm A. A new firm, Firm B, enters the market and, as a result, Firm A lowers its price to try to drive Firm B out of the market. This practice is known as

A) resale price maintenance.
B) predatory tying.
C) tying.
D) predatory pricing.

Predatory Pricing

is a competitive strategy where a company sets extremely low prices to eliminate competition and create a monopoly.

Monopolist

A monopolist is a single supplier in a market that has significant control over the price and supply of a particular good or service.

Market Entry

The act or strategy of bringing a new product or service to the market, facing various barriers to entry.

  • Analyze the role of predatory pricing and other anti-competitive practices in market dynamics.
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Benlevite Ben IsraelJun 26, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Predatory pricing occurs when a firm sets prices below cost with the intent to drive competitors out of the market. In this scenario, Firm A lowers its price in response to Firm B's entry, aiming to eliminate the competition, which is a classic example of predatory pricing.