Which of the following is NOT one of the "unholy trinity" of events that interact to fuel an explosive hyperinflation?

A merger between U.S. Steel and General Motors would be an example of a

A) conspiracy in restraint of trade. B) horizontal merger. C) conglomerate merger. D) vertical merger.

Which of the following groups have no promise of any payment from the corporate firm?

a. the banks who have loaned the company money b. the common stockholders c. the preferred stockholders d. the managers e. the bondholders