Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Horizontal integration entails the merger of a firm and its supplier or a firm and its customer.
• B)Like insurance,hedging involves contracts or transactions that provide the firm with cash flows that offset its losses from price changes.
• C)For many firms,changes in the market prices of the raw materials they use and the goods they produce may be the most important source of risk to their profitability.
• D)Because an increase in the price of the commodity raises the firm's costs and the supplier's revenues,these firms can offset their risks by merging.

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Definitions:

Underutilized

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Human Resource

The personnel of an organization or business seen as a significant asset in terms of skills and abilities.

Disabilities

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Consequential Theories

Philosophical theories that determine the morality of an action based solely on its outcomes or consequences.