Hot and Black Tide Inc

question 109

Multiple Choice

Hot and Black Tide Inc., an electronics manufacturer, merges with Crimp Corp., a food manufacturing brand, to make the firms less vulnerable to adverse conditions in any single market. This scenario is an example of a(n) _____.

• A) horizontal merger
• B) vertical merger
• C) conglomerate merger
• D) market extension merger

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