Why were so few violations of the sherman antitrust act brought to court? no businesses violated the law once it was put into place. court cases took too much time and cost too much money. the interstate commerce commission knew it wouldn’t win. the law was too unpopular with the general public.

Option B, Court cases cost too much time and money.

Explanation:

A business practice rarely violated the Sherman Act and if it does so it is governed under the sub head “rule of reason”. Under this sub head if the trade is found to be violating the act due to unreasonable trade restraining such as are monopolies, tying, exclusive dealings, and price discrimination, then the trade is fined, sued, or broken up. Also the cost of fighting against the violations imposed is too high  to mess with . Also the clearance time could extend up to years. Therefore violation becomes a costly affair

Hence, option B is correct