Consider the Following Passage

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider the following passage:
Julia sells exotic birds. She has placed four orders with wholesale bird supplier Papagayo Co., and all of them have been filled with healthy birds. Lately, however, some wholesale competitors have been trying to get her to order from them. But, when it's time to make the next order, she decides she's better off with Papagayo because she's pretty sure she'll get healthy birds. (Do not assume that you know anything about birds or the bird business.)
The premise-analogue in the passage is

• A)the new order.
• B)the previous four orders.
• C)the Papagayo Co.
• D)the competitors.

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Definitions:

Proxy Contest

A situation where competing groups of shareholders solicit votes from other shareholders to win control over the company's board of directors without intending to buy the company outright.

Controlling Seats

Positions of authority in a corporation's board of directors that allow for direct influence over the company's decisions.

Shareholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, making them partial owners of the company.

Horizontal Merger

A merger between companies in the same industry, often aiming to reduce competition or achieve economies of scale.