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Best View Corporation offers to sell LED screens to Computer & Video, Inc., only if the buyer also agrees to buy the seller's servicing of its products. This is


A) an exclusive-dealing contract.
B) a tying arrangement.
C) price discrimination.
D) business acumen.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Dairy Cream Corporation makes and sells ice cream. Dairy wants to merge with EZ Freeze Inc., its main competitor and a maker of ice cream and other frozen deserts. In a challenge to the deal on a charge of monopolization, the relevant product market includes ice cream and


A) no other products .
B) products that are related, such as cake.
C) products that have identical attributes, such as frozen yogurt.
D) products that must be kept cold, such as frozen fruit.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Under what circumstances would Quality Market, a small store in Rustic, an isolated town, be considered a monopoly? If Quality Market is a monopoly, is it in violation of antitrust law?

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Trail Bikes Inc. makes and distributes Trail-brand products to authorized dealers. To prevent price-cutting by dealers in direct competition, Trail imposes limits on where each dealer can sell the products. This is


A) a territorial restriction.
B) a trade association.
C) smart marketing.
D) a price-fixing agreement.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Dredge Inc. is the major wholesale distributor of heavy equipment in the state of Texas. Its closest competitor is Excavator Company, another Texas firm. The two firms agree that Excavator will operate in east Texas and Dredge will operate in west Texas. This is


A) a group boycott.
B) a market division.
C) a price-fixing agreement.
D) a trade association.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Section 1 of the Sherman Act allows a group boycott to be undertaken with the intention of preventing entry into a given market.

A) True
B) False

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Section 1 of the Sherman Act permits rival firms to join in an agreement that consolidates their market power.

A) True
B) False

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Antirust law is based on the desire to


A) increase prices.
B) foster competition.
C) consolidate market power.
D) encourage restraints of trade .

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Laws that regulate economic competition are referred to as


A) antitrust laws.
B) anticompetitive agreements.
C) monopolies.
D) restraints of trade .

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Plastic Company and Pliable Inc. agree to abide by the decisions of Polymer Corporation as to their respective levels of production, markets, and prices, effectively reducing competition and increasing profits. This is most likely


A) a common, legal, time-honored type of business arrangement.
B) an illegal restraint of trade .
C) an innovative, legally efficient approach to doing business.
D) an outdated, but legal business trust.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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American Oil Company joins a foreign cartel to set the price of oil. The cartel has a substantial effect on U.S. commerce. With respect to U.S. antitrust laws, this is most likely


A) a per se violation.
B) a violation, depending on the price.
C) a violation, depending on the effect in foreign markets.
D) not a violation.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Under a contract, Oil Shale Corporation forbids Petro Inc., a wholesale buyer of Oil Shale's products, to purchase products from the seller's competitors. This is prohibited


A) under any circumstances.
B) if its effect is to stabilize the relevant market.
C) if its effect is to substantially lessen competition.
D) if tis purpose is to create a monopoly.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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A seller can always reduce its prices to levels substantially below those charged by its competitors without violating antitrust law.

A) True
B) False

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If the legitimate benefits outweigh the anticompetitive effects of an agreement between competitors, the agreement may be held lawful.

A) True
B) False

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Fact Pattern 42-1 Pharma Corporation makes and sells QualMed, the most prescribed name-brand pain-relief medication. Renew Drugs Inc. has the potential to make a generic version of the same drug. Refer to Fact Pattern 42-1. Pharma pays Renew not to sell the generic product. This is


A) a market division.
B) a rule of reason arrangement.
C) a tying arrangement.
D) a price-fixing agreement .

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Micro Chip Corporation is charged with violating the Sherman Act through conduct subject to the rule of reason. When applying the rule of reason in this situation, a court will not consider


A) the purpose of the agreement.
B) the parties' market ability to implement the agreement .
C) whether the agreement is a per se violation.
D) the potential effect of the agreement on competition.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Federal Trade Commission enforces the Sherman Act.

A) True
B) False

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With respect to antitrust violations, the Federal Trade Commission does not enforce


A) the Federal Trade Commission Act.
B) the Clayton Act.
C) the Sherman Act.
D) any of the federal antitrust laws.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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With respect to anticompetitive behavior, the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits


A) civil violations of the Sherman Act.
B) criminal violations of the Clayton Act.
C) all forms not covered under other federal antitrust laws.
D) only forms covered under other federal antitrust laws.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The Association of Organic Food Growers, which does not include all organic farmers and ranchers, refuses to deal with any parties who do not carry the products of its members. This group boycott is


A) a situation that neither restrains trade nor harms competition.
B) not within the scope of the Sherman Act.
C) a per se violation of antitrust law.
D) subject to analysis under the rule of reason .

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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