The argument that consumers will not be willing to pay any more for two items sold as one than they would for the two items sold separately is used to justify the legality of which of the following?
A)resale price maintenance
B)tying
C)cost-plus pricing
D)free riding

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This argument is used to justify the legality of tying, in which a seller requires a buyer to purchase one item (the tying product) in order to also purchase a second item (the tied product). The seller may argue that the combined price for both items is not higher than if the items were sold separately, and therefore it is not anti-competitive.

The Argument That Consumers Will Not Be Willing to Pay