Fact Pattern 47-1BThermo Gas, Inc., and Uno Oil Corporation refine and sell gasoline and other petroleum products. To limit the supply of gas on the market and thereby raise prices, Thermo Gas and Uno Oil agree to buy "excess" supplies from dealers and "dispose" of it.Refer to Fact Pattern 47-1B. The deal between Thermo Gas and Uno Oil is
A. a deal that neither restrains trade or harms competition.
B. a legal restraint of trade.
C. a per se violation of antitrust law.
D. subject to analysis under the rule of reason.
Answer: C
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