Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Horizontal integration entails the merger of a firm and its supplier or a firm and its customer.
• B) Like insurance, hedging involves contracts or transactions that provide the firm with cash flows that offset its losses from price changes.
• C) For many firms, changes in the market prices of the raw materials they use and the goods they produce may be the most important source of risk to their profitability.
• D) Because an increase in the price of the commodity raises the firm's costs and the supplier's revenues, these firms can offset their risks by merging.

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