Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Consumers can bargain below Maximum Retail Price (MRP).
Reason (R): MRP is a price a seller must charge from the buyer.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
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नीचे दो कथन दिए गए हैं, जिनमें से एक को अभिकथन (A) तथा दूसरे को कारण (R) कहा गया है।
अभिकथन (A): उपभोक्ता अधिकतम खुदरा मूल्य (एम.आर.पी.) से कम पर मोलभाव कर सकते हैं।
कारण (R) : एम.आर.पी. वह मूल्य है जो विक्रेता को क्रेता से वसूलना ही होता है।
नीचे दिए गए कूट से सही उत्तर चुनिए :
कूट :

The analysis of the given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) is as follows:

• • Assertion (A): Consumers can bargain for less than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP).This statement is correct. The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) is the highest price a retailer is legally allowed to charge for a product. However, it is not a fixed price. Under consumer protection guidelines, consumers have the legal right to negotiate or bargain with the seller to purchase the item at a price lower than the printed MRP. Sellers often offer discounts on the MRP to attract customers or during sales.

• Reason (R): MRP is the price that the seller must collect from the buyer.This statement is incorrect. The MRP is the maximum limit, not a mandatory fixed price. While it is illegal for a seller to charge even a single rupee above the MRP, they are perfectly free and legally allowed to charge less than the MRP. Therefore, the seller is not “required” to collect that specific amount; they only must not exceed it.