How Did the Celler-Kefauver Act (CK Act) Affect the Nation's

question 44

Multiple Choice

How did the Celler-Kefauver Act (CK Act) affect the nation's antitrust policy?

• A) The CK Act strengthened the nation's approach to merger enforcement by amending the Clayton Act. Under the CK Act, purchasing assets with the cash of another company was a potential antitrust violation.
• B) The CK Act strengthened the nation's approach to merger enforcement by making all conglomerate mergers illegal.
• C) The CK Act strengthened the nation's policy toward predatory pricing by clarifying that pricing lower than marginal cost was an antitrust violation.
• D) The CK Act weakened the nation's policy by creating a loophole in the Clayton Act making mergers easier.

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