Smart Tablets, Inc., requires all distributors of its products to sell them at a specified minimum price. This is a violation of antitrust law
A) if the anticompetitive effects outweigh the competitive benefits.
B) if the competitive benefits outweigh the anticompetitive effects.
C) under any circumstances.
D) under no circumstances.

Question

Smart Tablets, Inc., requires all distributors of its products to sell them at a specified minimum price. This is a violation of antitrust law​
A) ​if the anticompetitive effects outweigh the competitive benefits.
B) ​if the competitive benefits outweigh the anticompetitive effects.
C) ​under any circumstances.
D) ​under no circumstances.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The legality of minimum resale price maintenance is evaluated under the "rule of reason," which considers whether the anticompetitive effects outweigh the competitive benefits.