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An employer directs his vice-president of marketing to fix prices with their company's competitors. The employee does so. Under these facts:

A) only the employee is criminally liable.
B) both the employee and the employer are criminally liable.
C) only the employer is criminally liable.
D) neither the employee nor the employer is criminally liable.

Price Fixing

An agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand.

Criminally Liable

The legal responsibility for committing a crime, where an individual is subject to prosecution and potential punishment under criminal law.

  • Explain the criteria for determining corporate and individual liability in criminal law.
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