A Conglomerate Occurs When

question 182

Multiple Choice

A conglomerate occurs when:

• A) the products of the merging firms were not related in any manner before the merger
• B) one firm is a producer of products, and the other firm is a producer of services
• C) one firm is a domestic firm, and the other is a foreign company
• D) the firms stood in a buyer-seller relationship before the merger
• E) the merger partners were competitors

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