The Two Step Buy-Out Is a Recent Merger Ploy That

question 16

Multiple Choice

The two step buy-out is a recent merger ploy that has which of the following characteristics?

• A) It is negotiated in a social, rather than a business setting.
• B) The acquiring firm offers to pay a very high price for the target company's stock, and a short time later announces another price which may be higher or lower.
• C) The acquiring firm offers to pay a very high price for the target company's stock for a limited time only, after which it will pay a considerably lower price.
• D) It forces stockholders to sell out.

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Definitions:

dB

A unit of measurement that indicates the relative loudness of sounds in terms of the logarithmic scale, with higher numbers representing louder sounds.

Amplitude

Stimulus intensity; in audition, roughly equivalent to loudness, graphed by the increasing height of a sound wave.

Loudness

Loudness is the subjective perception of the intensity of sound, often measured in decibels, influencing how sound is experienced.

Frequency

The number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time, often used in the context of waves or cycles.