When a Tobacco Firm Merges with a Steel Company, It

question 56

Multiple Choice

When a tobacco firm merges with a steel company, it would be called

• A) a horizontal merger.
• B) a vertical merger.
• C) a conglomerate merger.
• D) a consolidation.

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