Which of the Following Would Not Violate the Sherman Antitrust

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not violate the Sherman Antitrust Act if the rule of reason was used to interpret the act?

• A)conspiring to monopolize
• B)formation of a trust company
• C)conspiring to restrain trade
• D)a single firm supplying all of a market with no close substitutes and some barriers to entry
• E)attempting to restrain trade with a foreign nation

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