The two$-$step buyout is a recent merger ploy that has which of the following characteristics?

It forces stockholders to sell out.

The acquiring firm offers to pay a very high price for the target company's stock, and a short time later announces another price that may be higher or lower.

It is negotiated in a social, rather than a business setting.

The acquiring firm offers to pay a very high price for the target company's stock for a limited time only, after which it will pay a lower price.