When One Firm Buys Out Another Because It Is Thought

question 145

Multiple Choice

When one firm buys out another because it is thought that the two firms will complement each other in such a way that the output of the combined firms will be greater than the sum of the current individual outputs of the two companies,the managers are counting on

• A) synergy.
• B) closed system inversion.
• C) entropy.
• D) subsystem enhancement.
• E) open system conversion.

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