A carpet cleaning firm runs a newspaper ad stating "Special this month only! Three rooms of carpet cleaned for $39.95!" In each of the next ten months, the firm runs the same ad. A consumer advocacy group files suit against the carpet cleaning firm, contending that the ad is deceptive. The suit charges that the ad makes it seem as though the $39.95 price is a special price that will increase at the end of the month, when in reality, the price never changes. The U.S. federal law governing this type of situation is the
A. Robinson-Patman Act.
B. Sherman Act.
C. Clayton Act.
D. Magnuson-Moss Act.
E. Wheeler-Lea Amendment.
Answer: E
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