Harry Jones at Jones Brothers Furniture Co. does not like the Brite Lamp Co. representative, so he decided that Jones Brothers would boycott Brite. Under the Sherman Act, this is:
A) per se illegal.
B) no violation.
C) a tying arrangement.
D) vertical market allocation.

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A single company's decision to boycott another company is not a violation of the Sherman Act, as it does not involve a concerted effort or agreement between multiple parties to restrain trade.