Medical Purchasing Agents (MPC) is a company that represents groups of hospitals as their agents for purchasing medical supplies. MPC is able to obtain discounts for the hospital group because of their sheer volume needs when they are grouped together. MPC's CEO, CFO and general counsel own 51% of the stock of a company called Medi-Pump. Medi-Pump is the sole supplier to the hospitals for feeding
pumps, IV pumps and other forms of hi-tech medical pumps and supplies. MPC has negotiated a low-cost supply contract from Medi-Pump to the hospitals. MPC:
a. Has served its customers well with the Medi-Pump contract.
b. Has a conflict because of its ownership of Medi-Pump.
c. Cannot have a conflict so long as the Medi-Pump price is lowest.
d. Cannot have a conflict because it represents groups of hospitals.
e. None of the above
.B
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