Explain why two companies would want to join together in a merger or acquisition

What will be an ideal response?


Mergers and acquisitions help companies diversify and manage risk.
A company may join with another company that offers different types of products, does business in new geographic areas, or has a specialized piece of information or a patent.

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In the United States, an investor who bought the average stock in 1929 and sold it in 1959 would have had a

A. negative or zero real capital gain on his stock. B. 50 percent real capital gain on his stock. C. 100 percent real capital gain on his stock. D. 1000 percent real capital gain on his stock.

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An HMO typically covers

A) a portion of your medical expenses, the balance being covered by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. B) all your medical expenses with the exception of certain deductibles. C) both life and health insurance. D) only specified illness and accidents.

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A predatory loan: A)?Is defined by federal interest rate limitations

B)?Is a violation of Regulation Z. C)?Does not include the right of foreclosure when secured by a mortgage. D)?None of the above

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Suppose the value of your chi-squared test statistic in a goodness-of-fit test is equal to 0 . What do you conclude?

a. Reject H0 . Conclude that at least one proportion is not equal to its specified value. b. Fail to reject H0 . Not enough evidence to say the proportions are different from what is listed in H0. c. Not enough information; need the degrees of freedom for the test. d. None of these choices.

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