The federal government is most likely to oppose

a. the purchase of a firm in danger of bankruptcy by a successful firm.
b. a merger between two firms in a perfectly competitive industry.
c. the purchase of one oligopolist by another in an industry with contestable markets.
d. a merger between two firms in a three-firm industry.


d

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