What is the purpose of antitrust (competition) laws?

1. A Option A: Create public ownership of natural monopolies
2. B Option B: Increase competition in an industry by preventing mergers and breaking up large firms
3. C Option C: Regulate the prices charged by a monopoly
4. D Option D: Increase merger activity to help generate synergies that reduce costs and raise efficiency
5. E Option E: All of these answers

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