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Examples of anti-competitive practices controlled by civil process under the competition Act are summarized in your Business Law in Canada textbook. Based on the information in the textbook choose the practice below which is incorrectly matched to its definition. Select one

a. Delivered pricing Bait-and-switch selling, selling above the advertised price, or advertising a "bargain price" that is actually the original price.
b. Refusal to deal: Requiring a customer to deal only or mostly in certain products, or requiring a customer to sell specific products in a defined market.
c. Exclusive dealing: Restricting the purchaser's right to carry competitors' products.
d. Tied selling inducing a buyer to purchase a second product as a condition of supplying a particular product.

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The incorrect match for an anti-competitive practice under the Competition Act is 'a. Delivered pricing,' which is mixed up with definitions related to deceptive pricing strategies. Delivered pricing involves including delivery costs in product pricing, which can discriminate against distant purchasers, unrelated to the provided definitions of bait-and-switch and false advertising.

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When analyzing examples of anti-competitive practices controlled by civil process under the Competition Act as summarized in the Business Law in Canada textbook, one of the practices mentioned is incorrectly matched to its definition. The incorrect match is 'a. Delivered pricing' which is defined as Bait-and-switch selling, selling above the advertised price, or advertising a "bargain price" that is actually the original price. In reality, delivered pricing refers to a practice where a supplier includes the cost of delivery to the buyer's location in the price of the product, which can sometimes discriminate against distant purchasers. It does not involve deceptive advertising or pricing strategies. On the other hand, the correct definitions are aligned with b. Refusal to deal, c. Exclusive dealing, and d. Tied selling, which involve requiring a customer to deal only in certain products, restricting a purchaser's right to carry competitors' products, and inducing a buyer to purchase a second product as a condition of supplying a particular product, respectively.

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