Consider the scenario below and then answer the question that follows:

In January $2022,$ Standard Cotton advertised a special deal with excellent prices on a number of items. However, when consumers got to the store, those items had apparently $$sold out$,$ but a $$better offer$($a far more expensive offer$)$ was available, which the sales representatives encouraged consumers to buy.

Standard Cotton used a$/$n $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ price strategy.

Select one:

a$.$

odd

b$.$

market penetration

c$.$

packaged

d$.$

bait