Office Warehouse Inc. and Paperclips Inc. are the chief competitors in their market. They agree that Office Warehouse will operate only east of the Mississippi River and Paperclips will operate only west of the waterway. Under antitrust law, this is most likely

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This arrangement between Office Warehouse Inc. and Paperclips Inc. is a clear example of market division, which is considered a per se violation of antitrust law. This type of conduct is illegal regardless of the potential effects on competition or consumers, and does not require an analysis of market power or anti-competitive effects. Therefore, it is a per se violation.