The Government Is Most Likely to Challenge a Merger That

question 62

Multiple Choice

The government is most likely to challenge a merger that:

• A) is of the vertical type.
• B) is of the conglomerate type.
• C) results in a substantial lessening of competition, regardless of its type.
• D) results in any lessening of competition.

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