Anticompetitive Business Practices Are Illegal Per Se _____

question 197

Multiple Choice

Anticompetitive business practices are illegal per se _____

• A)only if there is no economic rationale for them.
• B)only if they result in a monopoly.
• C)without regard to their economic rationale or consequences.
• D)only if they are prohibited by the Clayton Act.
• E)whether or not Congress has passed legislation prohibiting them.

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