The Merger of Two Companies in the Same Industry That

question 1

Multiple Choice

The merger of two companies in the same industry that make products required at different stages of the production cycle is called:

• A)economies of scope.
• B)vertical integration.
• C)economies of scale.
• D)horizontal integration.

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Definitions:

Earnings Per Share

A measure of a company's profitability that calculates how much of the net income is available per share of stock.

Year 2

Refers to the second year of a particular time frame, often used in financial analysis to denote the second year of operations, investments, or accounting periods.

Price-Earnings Ratio

A valuation metric comparing the current share price of a company to its per-share earnings.

Year 2

A reference to the second year in a time series analysis or the second year of a company's operations or financial reporting.