An Allowable Defense for a Merger According to Canada's Competition

question 89

Multiple Choice

An allowable defense for a merger according to Canada's Competition Bureau is that

• A) merging firms find it easier to decide how they will share the market.
• B) merging firms are more profitable because they no longer have to compete with one another.
• C) larger firms are easier to regulate.
• D) merged and therefore bigger firms are better placed to compete globally.
• E) the gains in efficiency resulting from the merger more than offset any reductions in competition.

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