Phillip Esten operates a mail store in which he offers various services such as packaging items for shipment, delivering items to overnight services, and a fax machine. Esten charges $4.00 for deliveries for one-time customers and $2.00 for deliveries for his account customers. Esten's prices: a. are a violation of the Robinson-Patman Act. b. are not covered under the Robinson-Patman Act. c. constitute price discrimination. d. none of the above

correct option is b. are not covered under the Robinson-Patman Act.

Explanation:

given data

charges deliveries for one-time customers = $4.00

charges deliveries for account customers = $2.00

solution

we know that Robinson-Patman Act it is required that when business is sell its product at same price,

and this law prevent the distributor by charge different price to the various retailer

so here this law are not covered under the Robinson-Patman Act

so correct option is b. are not covered under the Robinson-Patman Act.