15. A hostile takeover of a company may be thwarted by the unwilling target by

A. Issuing preferred stock

B. Adopting poison pills

C. Issuing subordinated debentures

D. Courting a white knight

E. Both B and D

16. The merger between McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967 was an example of

A. Horizontal merger

B. Vertical merger

C. Conglomerate merger

D. Statutory merger

E. None of the above

Use the following data for the next three questions: Line of Business Paint Hair dye Chalk Widgets Brown Corp Revenues $35,000,000 17,000,000 44,500,000 13,000,000 17. What is Brown Corp's Herfindahl Index? Round to the nearest two decimal pieces. A. 0.27 B. 0.29 C. 0.31 D. 0.33 E. None of the above B. 0.24 C. 0.26 Green Corp Revenues $10,000,000 22,000,000 2,300,000 1,200,000 18. If Brown takes over Green, what will be the Herfindahl Index of the combined firm? Round to the nearest two decimal places. A. 0.22 D. 0.28 E. None of the above 19. Brown Corporation is considering the acquisition of Green Corporation. If they do So, will the combined firm be more concentrated or less concentrated than Brown before the merger? A. More concentrated B. Less concentrated C. The same concentration D. Insufficient data E. None of the above