Question

Use the following to answer the question.Outdoor Sporting World (OSW), a national chain, has been doing business with Casper Sports, a manufacturer of skateboards, for several years. Recently, it came to the attention of OSW's financial director that the average cost per Casper Sports skateboard had substantially increased over that of the previous year. The financial director asked the marketing department if they knew what the Casper skateboards cost at competing sporting goods stores, to see if they too were likely hit with a higher cost.The marketing department found that the Casper skateboards were priced at $15 less in the competing store than at OSW. The financial director found that Casper Sports was selling a similar number of skateboards to one of OSW's competitors for $10 less per skateboard. The attorney for Outdoor Sporting World immediately filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.If the Federal Trade Commission believes that Casper Sports is acting in violation of the law, the first move for the FTC is to ________.A. issue a cease-and-desist order.B. issue a complaint stating that the business is in violation of the law.C. seek a monetary penalty.D. issue negative publicity about the company.E. contact the sporting goods manufacturers association

Answer 1

Answer:

B) issue a complaint stating that the business is in violation of the law.

Explanation:

The Robinson-Patman Act prohibits seller from practicing price discrimination, that means that they sell their products to different buyers at different prices. This law applies only to the sale of goods, and the goods sold to the different buyers must be similar and the buyers must also be in similar conditions. E.g. it is not illegal to sell at different prices if one buyer is located next to the factory while the other is located 3,000 miles away, in this case the cost of transportation accounts for the difference in price.

Also, price discrimination must result in injury to the buyer, which means that there business is being harmed because their direct competitors receive the product at a lower price. E.g. if a seller charges Walmart a lower price than it charges Target, Target will be forced to sell at a higher price which may result in lower sales.

Finally, since this is a federal law, it generally applies to interstate commerce. Domestic commerce is covered by state laws and state entities.