Complete the Following Using the Terms Listed

question 25

Multiple Choice

Complete the following using the terms listed.
-A(n) _____ occurs when one firm purchases the property and assumes the obligations of another firm.

• A)small business
• B)corporation
• C)merger
• D)acquisition
• E)horizontal merger
• F)conglomerate merger
• G)Cooperative
• H)vertical merger
• I)business incubators
• J)business plan
• K)alien corporation
• L)preferred stock
• M)Franchising

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Definitions:

Excess Returns

The return on an investment that exceeds a benchmark or risk-free rate, indicating the additional compensation for taking on risk.

Passive Fixed-income Indexes

Indexes that track a set of fixed-income securities, used as benchmarks for passive bond investment strategies.

Actively Managed Bond Funds

Bond investment funds where fund managers actively make decisions on buying and selling bonds to outperform the market or reach specific investment goals.

Efficient Market Hypothesis

A theory stating that financial markets are “informationally efficient,” meaning prices fully reflect all available information.