After major hurricanes like Katrina, many ethical home repair and building supply businesses continue to charge pre-hurricane prices to their customers, even though due to the huge increase in demand they could charge much more. These firms probably recognize that:. A. they can make more money from government contracts than from sales to customers. B. a transactional orientation is the key to long-term profitability. C. none of their competitors would be raising prices. D. lifetime profitability of relationships matters more than profits from a particular transaction. E. if they raised prices they would be in violation of Commerce Department regulations.