Which of the following is a real-world example of tying?
A)A movie theater charges senior citizens a cheaper price for movie tickets than it charges non-senior citizens for the same movie ticket.
B)Sam's Club® warehouses sell bulk quantities of macaroni and cheese for a cheaper per unit price than a grocery store, but the boxes are packaged together so that the customer must buy six boxes at a time.
C)An airline charges more for a first-class ticket than for a coach ticket.
D)The manufacturer of an instant-prints camera is the only manufacturer of the film that the camera uses.

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Tying occurs when a seller requires the purchase of a secondary product or service in conjunction with the primary product or service. In this case, the manufacturer of an instant-prints camera requiring the use of its own brand of film for the camera is an example of tying, as it forces consumers to buy a specific secondary product (the film) to use the primary product (the camera).

Which of the Following Is a Real-World Example of Tying