Sarreno Cheese Co. supplies mozzarella cheese to pizza restaurants at $1.70 per pound. In order to snare the business of one large pizza chain, Sarreno offers to sell them cheese at $1.45 per pound. This will violate the Robinson-Patman Act unless:

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The Robinson-Patman Act prohibits price discrimination that harms competition, but there are exceptions. If the pizza chain can already get the cheese for $1.45 elsewhere, offering it at that price would not be a violation. If Sarreno can show that its price is based on cost savings from bulk purchases or other legitimate factors, it could be justified. However, the safest option would be to lower the price to all customers, avoiding any appearance of discrimination. Therefore, any of these options would avoid a violation of the Robinson-Patman Act.