If Slick Shades, a Sunglasses Manufacturer, Merges with Best Lens

question 31

Multiple Choice

If Slick Shades, a sunglasses manufacturer, merges with Best Lens, a lens manufacturer, and the combined firm is able to reduce the number of accounting departments from two to one, the merger created ________.

• A)synergies
• B)a hold- up problem
• C)managerial diseconomies
• D)technological interdependencies

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Definitions:

Transportation Cost

The expenses incurred in moving goods or materials from one location to another, including fuel, labor, and maintenance of vehicles.

Dollar Value

Refers to the worth of an item, product, or service expressed in terms of the amount of money that it can be bought or sold for in the market.

Differential Reinforcement

The process of reinforcing one response from a response class and neglecting to reinforce all other members of that class.

DRO

A behavior modification strategy that involves delivering reinforcement only when a specific undesired behavior has not occurred during a designated period.