For a Soft Drinks Company, Which of the Following Will

question 38

Multiple Choice

For a soft drinks company, which of the following will be considered backward vertical integration?

• A) buying a bottling and trucking company that distributes soft drinks
• B) establishing a company that manufactures and sells snack foods
• C) taking over a company that provides software services
• D) buying sugar plantations

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