Chris is allowed to purchase a reasonably priced notebook computer for graduation. He sees one in Best Buy for $999.99 and calls his parents to assure them the computer costs "less than a thousand." Both Chris and Best Buy are using ______ to downplay the price of the computer.
A) cost-based pricing
B) personal selling
C) price fixing
D) odd pricing

Question

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Both Chris and Best Buy are using odd pricing to downplay the price of the computer. They are pricing the computer just below $1000 to make it seem like it costs less than $1000.

Chris Is Allowed to Purchase a Reasonably Priced Notebook Computer