External Growth In Business: Mergers And Takeovers Quiz
- 1.What is a merger also commonly known as?
- A.
Amalgamation
- B.
Friendly Takeover
- C.
One Direction
- D.
Hostile Takeover
- 2.What is the dominant feature of a merger?
- A.
A minimum of two companies agreeing to join together to work with each other as a team and share resources as one large company.
- B.
One company buying control of another to have complete power over the new entity.
- C.
A takeover that company management tries to block by persuading its shareholders not to sell.
- 3.What is the dominant feature of a takeover?
- A.
A minimum of two companies agreeing to join together to work with each other as a team and share resources as one large company.
- B.
One company buying control of another to have complete power over the new entity.
- C.
A takeover that company management tries to block by persuading its shareholders not to sell.
- 4.What are the benefits of a merger? [there is more than one answer]
- A.
Combined premises
- B.
New premises
- C.
Combined equipment
- D.
New equipment
- E.
Combined products
- F.
New products
- G.
Combined staff
- H.
New staff
- 5.What are the benefits of a takeover? [there is more than one answer]
- A.
Combined premises
- B.
New premises
- C.
Combined equipment
- D.
New equipment
- E.
Combined products
- F.
New products
- G.
Combined staff
- H.
New staff
- 6.Did Exxon and Mobil have a successful merger in 1999?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Did Daimler-Benz and Chrysler have a successful merger in 1998?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.What was considered one of the worst amicable [friendly] takeovers in history?
- A.
Kraft Foods’ takeover of Cadbury in 2009.
- B.
Royal Bank of Scotland's takeover of ABN Amro in 2007.
- C.
Exxon and Mobil in 1999.
- D.
Daimler-Benz and Chrysler in 1998.
- 9.What are the advantages of merging with or taking over another business?
- A.
Respect.
- B.
Free Sky TV.
- C.
Cheaper Costs.
- D.
Destroy Competition.
- E.
Tuck Shop Vouchers.
- F.
One Direction.
- G.
Speed.
- 10.What are the benefits of growth for the company? [there is more than one answer]
- A.
Higher Profits
- B.
More Products.
- C.
Better Economies of Scale.
- D.
Market Power.
- E.
Lower Prices.
- F.
More Employment.
- G.
Better Services.
- H.
Lowered Risk.
- I.
Supplier Control.
- 11.What are the benefits of growth for society? [there is more than one answer]
- A.
More Products.
- B.
Higher Profits.
- C.
Better Economies of Scale.
- D.
Market Power.
- E.
Lowered Risk.
- F.
Supplier Control.
- G.
Lower Prices.
- H.
More Employment.
- I.
Better Services.
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