The result of the Interstate Bakeries and Continental Bakery case was that the firms were:

A. allowed to merge only if one of the firms sold off some of its divisions.
B. blocked from merging because a merger would have created a monopoly in some locations.
C. fined substantial amounts for engaging in a trust.
D. forced to split up into several smaller firms.


Answer: A

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