Question

A small italian grocery store sells five varieties of feta cheese. it offers bulgarian, french, danish, greek, and one that is processed and sold from tillamook, oregon. the domestic variety sells for $1.99/pound, while all the others sell for more than $2.99/pound, and the greek variety is priced at $6.99/pound. the domestic variety is much cheaper because:

Answer 1

Domestic products are generally cheaper due to lower shipping cost and few to no additional tariffs are levied on those goods. A side note: Since 2002 in the EU 'Feta' has had a protected designated origin; meaning that only cheese produced in a particular way from particular regions of Greece can be labeled for sale as 'feta.'