Question

Suppose you live in New York City and the government has imposed price ceilings on apartment rental rates. You want to rent an apartment from Smith, who says that unless you buy the furniture in the apartment for $4,000, he cannot rent the apartment to you. The condition of buying the furniture could be considered

a)a price ceiling.

b)a price floor.

c)a tie-in sale.

d)to be something no renter would agree to.

e)c and d

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "C": a tie-in sale.

Step-by-step explanation:

A tie-in sale is one where the purchase or rent of an object is only possible if another is also bought. Companies tend to use this practice to offer goods and services in bundles where all the products being sold are not necessarily of interest to the buyer but generates more profit or the seller.