Fact Pattern 46-1B (Questions B4-B5 Apply)

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 46-1B (Questions B4-B5 apply)
Natural Gas, Inc., and Olio Energy Company refine and sell natural gas. To limit the supply of natural gas on the market and thereby raise prices, Natural Gas and Olio Energy agree to buy "excess" supplies from dealers and "dispose" of it.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 46-1B. The Natural Gas and Olio Energy deal is

A) a deal that neither restrains trade nor 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.