A few months ago, Grandma's Country Kitchen, a large nationwide chain of restaurants, purchased one of its competitors, A Taste of Home, for $$600$ million. A Taste of Home stockholders got a very fair deal for the stock they owned in the company. However, it was disclosed that somehow a member of Grandma's management team mentioned the deal to five of his relatives and several friends. They quickly bought shares of A Taste of Home and purchased the stock before the acquisition became public. These actions are

Multiple Choice

pro$-$current procurement.

morally acceptable.

acquisition stalking.

insider trading.