One Reason a Firm Would Consider a _____ Merger Would

question 33

Multiple Choice

One reason a firm would consider a _____ merger would be to increase size and market power in its industry.

• A)hostile
• B)conglomerate
• C)vertical
• D)horizontal

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Definitions:

Variation

The measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points or values in a dataset.

Random Variable

A variable whose possible values are numerical outcomes of a random phenomenon.

Stock Investment

The purchase of shares in a company with the expectation of earning dividends or selling the shares at a higher price in the future.

Variability Of Return

Denotes the volatility in the profits or gains from investments over a period.