As Part of Their Alliance Relationship,Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal

question 38

Multiple Choice

As part of their alliance relationship,Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch set air fare prices jointly and coordinate flight schedules.Normally,such behavior would be considered harmful to competition,but the U.S.government has granted the two airlines special exemptions from laws concerning:

• A)intellectual property.
• B)antitrust.
• C)jurisdiction.
• D)licensing.
• E)arbitration.

---

Definitions:

Dimethyl Ether

A colorless gas used as a propellant, refrigerant, and solvent, composed of two methyl groups bonded to an oxygen atom.

3-Ethylfuran

A heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C6H8O, featuring a furan ring with an ethyl substituent.

4,4-Dimethylpyran

A six-membered oxygen-containing heterocycle with two methyl groups attached to the fourth carbon.

Ethers

A class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups.