The office manager, Nick, purchased 3 new copy machines from Midtown Office Supply. When the machines arrived, he was told that in order to have them installed, Nick would also have to agree to buy all of the copy supplies from their store but they would receive a 10% discount on those supplies. Which of the following is true?
a. Because they offered a discount on the supplies, there is no restraint of trade.
b. Midtown Office supply is making a legal agreement.
c. Nick is a victim of price fixing.
d. Midtown Office supply is in per se violation of the Clayton Act.
Answer: d. Midtown Office supply is in per se violation of the Clayton Act.
You might also like to view...
Use the cost information below for Ruiz Inc. to determine the total manufacturing costs incurred during the year: Work in Process, January 1$50,400? Work in Process, December 31 37,200? Direct materials used$12,700? Total factory overhead 5700? Direct labor used 26,700?
A. $45,100. B. $89,800. C. $58,300. D. $13,200. E. $95,500.
In terms of a foundation and framework for ethical guidelines, most religions:
A) involve maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain B) offer a version of philosophy based on the Golden Rule, which means do unto others what you would have them do unto you C) involve balancing a variety of urges throughout a person's life D) offer guidelines regarding right and wrong as well as what is acceptable and what is not acceptable, within a geographic area
Acme Global prefers to concentrate decision-making at the top of the organizational chart. This allows the company to focus on hiring good decision makers in only a few jobs. This would indicate that Acme Global has a high degree of ______ in its structure.
A. centralization B. vertical differentiation C. horizontal differentiation D. formalization
“Crashing” a project ______.
a. is speeding up a project’s activities to accelerate its completion b. is equivalent to cancellation of a project c. is the unexpected termination of a project due to an external event (e.g., a natural disaster) d. is the unexpected termination of a project due to an internal event (e.g., poor management)