Merritt runs the best dog grooming shop in town.All the dogs love Merritt,as do the owners.Merritt's popularity is helped by a special type of dog biscuit provided as treats that result in such energy that owners have been known to try them too.Slowly but surely all the other dog grooming shops start to go out of business.Merritt claims surprise when charged with unlawfully monopolizing the dog grooming business.Which of the following would be Merritt's best defense?

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This defense is known as the "innocent monopoly" defense, where a business did not intend to obtain monopoly power and did not use anticompetitive practices to obtain or maintain it. Merritt's use of dog biscuits in her grooming business may have been a good marketing tactic, but it does not necessarily prove that she intentionally obtained a monopoly.

Merritt Runs the Best Dog Grooming Shop in Town