Why, in Recent Years, Have Many Potential Mergers Never Even

question 11

Essay

Why, in recent years, have many potential mergers never even proposed? Give three reasons why the government has been lenient in interpreting anti-trust laws.

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Definitions:

Capital Budgets

Financial plans that allocate expenditures for acquiring and upgrading physical assets such as buildings and machinery.

Cash Outflows

The movement of money out of a business, project, or investment, typically related to expenses, purchases, or investments.

Cash Inflows

Money or assets that come into a company, typically through sales, financing, or investments.

NPV

Net Present Value, a calculation that represents the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.