You Have a Book Publishing Company

question 358

Multiple Choice

You have a book publishing company. You own a paper mill, a printing operation, and a bindery. Within your firm you produce the paper for your books, print the manuscripts, bind the finished product, edit the authors' work, and sell the books. You refuse to deal with any companies that could supply you these services. What problem(s) do you most likely have with the antitrust laws? You face:

• A) treble damages claims under the Sherman Act for horizontally restraining trade
• B) no antitrust problems because you are a single company
• C) possible criminal penalties under the Clayton Act for conspiring to dominate a market
• D) only minor problems because your operations are relatively small
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Chronological Age

The actual age of an individual or object, measured in units of time since birth or creation.

Cognitive Abilities

Mental capabilities encompassing reasoning, problem-solving, planning, abstract thinking, complex idea comprehension, learning from experience, and more.

Encoding

The initial learning of information; it is the process of converting sensory input into a form that is able to be processed and stored in the brain.

Factor

A condition or quality that brings about a result—in this case, “intelligent” behavior. A cluster of related items, such as those found on an intelligence or personality test.