Which of the Following Findings Would Be the Most Likely

Multiple Choice

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 postmerger concentration ratio in the industry
D) evidence that one of the firms is highly unprofitable