According to the Department of Justice's Horizontal Merger Guidelines,a Post-Merger

question 90

Multiple Choice

According to the Department of Justice's Horizontal Merger Guidelines,a post-merger HHI _______ is considered _____________________.

• A) below 1,000; low resulting in a high likelihood that a merger will be permitted
• B) above 1,800; low resulting in a high likelihood that a merger will be permitted
• C) below 1,000; high resulting in high likelihood that a merger will be blocked
• D) below 1,800; high resulting in high likelihood that a merger will be blocked

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