PacWest Forest Products is a Seattle$-$based lumber producer that sells lumber to home builder across the country. When it sells to homebuilders in Georgia, where Georgia$-$Atlantic Lumber is a major competitor, what pricing method should PacWest use, and why?

a$.$ FOB pricing since it can advertise a low price for lumber and the customer incurs the shipping costs.

b$.$ Uniform delivered pricing, since the Seattle and Georgia homebuilders are likely to be equally price sensitive to PacWest$$s products.

c$.$ Freight absorption pricing, since the Georgia homebuilders are likely to be more price sensitive than Seattle homebuilders to PacWest$$s products.

d$.$ FOB pricing, since the transportation costs are incurred by the homebuilders regardless of which lumber supplier they buy from

e$.$ They should select FOB pricing if Georgia$-$Atlantic also uses that pricing method, so that PacWest is able to keep up with its marketplace competition.