Which of the Following Statements Is Most CORRECT

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most CORRECT?

• A) A conglomerate merger is one where a firm combines with another firm in the same industry.
• B) Regulations in the United States prohibit acquiring firms from using common stock to purchase another firm.
• C) Defensive mergers are designed to make a company less vulnerable to a takeover.
• D) The equity residual method values a target firm by discounting residual cash flows at the acquiring firm's overall cost of capital reflecting the combined firm's post-merger capital structure.
• E) A financial merger occurs when the operations of the firms involved are integrated in the hope of achieving synergistic benefits.

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