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Colorado, Being Home to Many Microbreweries, Has Established an Alcohol

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Colorado, being home to many microbreweries, has established an alcohol distributorship that controls all distribution of beer within the state. Breweries in the surrounding states have complained to the FTC about this, complaining that Colorado has established a monopoly on the beer distribution market in that state that is harming their business. Will their complaints result in Colorado being assessed a violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act?


A) Yes, because they have established a horizontal restraint on trade.
B) Yes, because they have created a monopoly.
C) Yes, if it can be shown they have engaged in predatory pricing.
D) No, unless it can be shown they actively intended to create a monopoly.
E) No, because states are exempt from Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

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