Which of the following findings would be the most likely to lead the U.S. Justice Department to block a corporate merger under terms of the Clayton Act?
A. A buyer-seller relationship between the two firms.
B. A high premerger Herfindahl index in the industry and a large boost in the index because of
the merger.
C. A low pre- and post-merger concentration ratio in the industry.
D. Evidence that one of the firms is highly unprofitable.
Answer: B
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