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X, a prestige purse manufacturer, agrees with Y, a big high-end retailer, that r

ID: 444007 • Letter: X

Question

X, a prestige purse manufacturer, agrees with Y, a big high-end retailer, that retailer will never put X's purses on sale or to sell them at discount or sell them below a fixed minimum price, as the manufacturer believes that such practices would harm the manufacturer's prestigious brand and reputation with consumers. This agreement is likely:

A violation of anti-trust law as it is a Per Se price-fixing violation.

An automatic violation of anti-trust law as it is a conspiracy to restrain trade and commerce by harming the consumers.

Legal if it passes the Rule of Reason test.

Legal if the purses are not really cheap "knock-offs."

A violation of anti-trust law as it is a Per Se price-fixing violation.

An automatic violation of anti-trust law as it is a conspiracy to restrain trade and commerce by harming the consumers.

Legal if it passes the Rule of Reason test.

Legal if the purses are not really cheap "knock-offs."

Explanation / Answer

Legal if it passes the Rule of Reason test.