The issue of foreclosure is:

Question 11 options:

A. a potential problem in cases of vertical mergers. This is when a downstream firm is able to reduce competition at the horizontal level by cutting off the input supply to its competitors.

B. a potential problem in cases of vertical mergers. This is when a downstream firm is able to acquire an upstream firm that is in financial trouble for less than its true value.

C. a potential problem in cases of horizontal mergers. This is when a downstream firm is able to reduce completion at the vertical level by driving other customers of the input supplier out of business.

D. a potential problem in cases of horizontal mergers. This is when a firm is able to acquire a competitor in financial trouble for less than the firms true value.