Price-fixing:

A. is prohibited by Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
B. is a per se violation of the antitrust laws.
C. may be either legal or illegal depending on whether or not it produces above-normal profits.
D. is illegal under terms of the Federal Trade Commission Act.


Answer: B

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