A vertical merger occurs when:

A. the products of the merging firms were not related in any manner before the merger.
B. the merging partners were competitors before the merger.
C. one firm is a domestic firm, and the other is a foreign company.
D. the firms stood in a buyer-seller relationship before the merger.


Answer: D

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