The Assignment:

Select one of the mergers or acquisitions below:

• Sirius XM acquired Pandora, was this about scope or scale economies?
• The merger of Sprint, T-Mobile and Metro PCS, was this about scope or scale economies?
• The merger of Strayer University and Capella University to form SEI, was this about scope or scale economies?

Make sure you explain how economies of scale and scope differ.Describe how growth in the case you select is created from either an economy of scope or scale.