By Using Options a Firm Can Protect Against Increase in Raw

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By using options a firm can protect against increase in raw material prices,while continuing to benefit from price decreases.

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Definitions:

Merger

A contractual and statutory process in which one corporation (the surviving corporation) acquires all of the assets and liabilities of another corporation.

Appraisal Rights

The rights of shareholders to demand the payment of a fair valuation of their shares in the event of certain corporate actions, like mergers or consolidations, that they find unsatisfactory.

Short-Form Mergers

A streamlined merger process available when a parent company merges with a subsidiary of which it owns a significant majority.

Consolidation

The act of combining multiple entities, assets, or processes into a single, more effective and efficient structure.