Which One of These Is the Best Justification for Acquiring

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is the best justification for acquiring a firm?

• A)Increasing the bidder firm's sphere of political influence
• B)Managing a larger firm to justify higher management salaries
• C)Desire to control more employees
• D)Creating financial value by combining the bidder and target firms
• E)Creating accounting goodwill

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