How did horizontal integration limit competition? a. fewer independently owned companies existed to compete. b. companies agreed not to compete, so they all made more money. c. more small companies tried to supply raw materials to large companies. d. suppliers could not produce enough to serve horizontally integrated companies.

A. Fewer independently owned companies existed to compete

The first answer is correct (A).

Vertical integration consists of companies that acquire a similar company in the same industry. That is, if a company wants to grow through horizontal integration, it will seek to increase its size by incorporating other companies and their respective assets.

If a company is incorporated, of course the market loses a company, that is, the competition decreases.

It is noteworthy that vertical integration needs to be authorized by a regulatory antitrust policy, such as the Federal Trade Commission - FTC.

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1.aneroid barometers primarily measure whether pressure is rising or falling.

2.aneroid barometers are often used for reading pressure in homes and recreational boats.  

3.other uses may include barographs in meteorology and altimeters in modern aircraft.  

4.this type of barometer can announce whether a high or low pressure system is coming or whether it is becoming more intense.  

5.there are different types of aneroid barometers, such as the altimeter, which measures altitude, or distance above sea level.  

6.another example is a barograph, which is a modified aneroid barometer that provides constant readings of atmospheric pressure on graph paper.  

7.when used in this capacity, the aneroid barometer can store a week's worth of data.

android diameter a device for measuring atmospheric pressure , often specially calibrated for use as an altimeter ,consisting of a box or chamber partially exhaused of air, having an elastic top and a pointer to indicate the degree of compression of the top caused by the external air

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