Countrywide and Merrill Lynch have disappeared due to
a. a lack of government regulation.
b. a focus on profit maximization rather than profit optimization.
c. the irresponsible manner in which they were run.
d. the market needing a scapegoat for the financial crisis.
Ans: C
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