Vertical Mergers Are Likely to Be Challenged by Antitrust Regulators

Multiple Choice

Vertical mergers are likely to be challenged by antitrust regulators for all of the following reasons except for

A) An acquisition by a supplier of a customer prevents the supplier's competitors from having access to the customer.
B) The relevant market has few customers and is highly concentrated
C) The relevant market has many suppliers.
D) The acquisition by a customer of a supplier could become a concern if it prevents the customer's competitors from having access to the supplier.
E) The suppliers' products are critical to a competitor's operations