QUESTION 9 There are three basic categories of mergers: The A)merger is the combining of two competitors in the Bindustry.

QUESTION 9

1. There are three basic categories of mergers:

• The A) merger is the combining of two competitors in the B industry. Such a merger is potentially anti-competitive because it C the number of competing firms in the industry and D) the market power of one of the firms.
• The E) merger is the combining of a producer of a good with a resource supplier. Such a merger is potentially anti-competitive because it would allow one company to determine F prices for its direct competitor.
• The G) merger is, essentially, a combination of firms in H) industries. This type of merger is the I) likely of the three to reduce competition or evoke antitrust actions by the government.