Refer to Table 14-2. Suppose Wal-Mart and Target both advertise that they will match the lowest price offered by any competitor. What is the purpose of such a strategy?
A) to signal to each other to share the market equally
B) to signal to each other that they will not hesitate to initiate a price war
C) to signal to each other not to charge below the current low price
D) to signal to each other that they intend to charge the high price
D
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