Which of the following examples illustrates a horizontal merger?

a. an online retailer merges with a shipping company
b. a turbine manufacturer merges with a bank
c. a paper product manufacturer merges with a timber producer
d. a steel producer merges with another steel producer


d. a steel producer merges with another steel producer

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A) A B) B C) C D) D

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Suppose a 10 percent increase in the price of textbooks decreases the quantity demanded by 20 percent. The elasticity of demand for textbooks is

A) 0.2. B) 2.0. C) 5.0. D) 10.0.

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Refer to Table 3-1. The table above shows the demand schedules for Kona coffee of two individuals (Luke and Ravi) and the rest of the market. If the price of Kona coffee falls from $6 to $4, the market quantity demanded would

A) decrease by 89 lbs. B) increase by 110 lbs. C) increase by 61 lbs. D) increase by 26 lbs.

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The economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his path-breaking analysis of the ways in which property rights, transaction costs and institutions affect the allocation of economic resources is:

A. John Nash. B. Arthur Cecil Pigou. C. Ronald Coase. D. Theodore Groves.

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