Suppose you are providing legal advice to businesses on pricing-related practices. For each of the following two companies, describe and explain a circumstance when the practice they are considering would most likely be considered legal and a circumstance when the practice would most likely be considered illegal.
(a) The manufacturer of the leading brand of vacuum cleaners would like to establish a program of resale price maintenance among the retailers that sell the brand.
(b) A fresh fish wholesaler located in a large metropolitan area would like to sell flounder fillets at a higher price to some retailers and restaurants and at a lower price to others.