Question

The purpose of antitrust law is to

support efforts of companies to take over others

discourage competition in certain markets

force similar companies to combine into one

protect competition by preventing monopolies

Answer 1

Antitrust laws are designed to break up monopolies and combinations of companies. These groups of powerful corporations have the potential to engage in price-fixing and other noncompetitive activities, to the detriment of the general public. Antitrust laws aim to prevent such syndicates or trusts from forming.