Suppose Slow Ketchup requires that, as a condition of purchase, all restaurants using its product must buy and make available its new sales product. This arrangement is an example of
A)price-fixing.
B)an interlocking directive.
C)a tying contract.
D)price discrimination.

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This arrangement is an example of a tying contract, where the sale of one product (the "tying" product) is conditioned on the purchase of another product (the "tied" product).

Suppose Slow Ketchup Requires That, as a Condition of Purchase