Which of the following is an example of a holding company? a railroad company buys its competitors' companies leaders from diffe
rent transport companies agree to charge the same prices a company owns stock in several different corporations a paper factory owns a lumber yard and paper mill
The correct answer is: " a company owns stock in several different corporations".
A holding is a type of corporation does not provide goods or services, but simply owns stock from other companies in order to constitute a corporate group. It is a manner of reducing risk for investors/owners.
<u>The other definitions provided correspond to the following phenomena:</u>
absortion and monopoly: a railroad company buys its competitors'
collusive oligopoly: companies leaders from different transport companies agree to charge the same prices
vertical integration: a paper factory owns a lumber yard and paper mill
Most states are divided into counties, but Louisiana is divided into parishes.
Its not B because most states aren't on big city, It's not c Because most states are counties not parishes, it not D because states not divided into town councils.
