Until federal laws and regulations were clarified to cover such cases,audio electronic component manufacturers required that retailers who wanted to carry their amplifiers also carry their speakers and sell their customers a "system" of same-brand components.This distribution strategy,called __________,may be illegal.

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The distribution strategy described in the passage is called a tying arrangement, which involves the requirement for retailers to sell a complementary product or service in order to sell the original product. This practice may be illegal under certain circumstances, such as if it leads to anticompetitive behavior.

Until Federal Laws and Regulations Were Clarified to Cover Such