Antitrust Laws Have Economic Benefits That Outweigh the Costs If

Antitrust laws have economic benefits that outweigh the costs if they

A) prevent mergers that would decrease competition and lower the costs of production.
B) prevent mergers that would decrease competition and raise the costs of production.
C) allow mergers that would decrease competition and raise the costs of production.
D) allow mergers that would decrease competition regardless of what happens to the costs of production.