The US Antitrust Enforcers Determine Whether a Merger Violates Antitrust Laws

question 194

Multiple Choice

The U.S. antitrust enforcers determine whether a merger violates antitrust laws by examining

• A) both the resulting change in the HHI and the level of post-merger HHI.
• B) only the resulting change in the HHI but not the level of HHI after the merger.
• C) both the size of the market after the merger and the profits of the mergers.
• D) whether the mergers are monopolies before they merge.

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