States Developed Unfair Trade Practice Acts to

question 48

Multiple Choice

States developed unfair trade practice acts to

• A) enforce the Sherman Act that makes bait pricing illegal
• B) prevent oligopoly leaders from getting together and fixing prices at the highest the market will bear
• C) establish penalties for companies that break the Clayton Act by engaging in predatory pricing
• D) make sure that all pricing policies are equitable
• E) protect small,local firms from giant companies that operate efficiently on razor-thin profit margins

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