Approximately how many slaves were brought from Africa to the New World during the operation of the transatlantic slave trade?
a. 50,000
b. 700,000
c. 5 million
d. 10 million
Question 2
The period from 1977 through 1989 saw a wave of corporate mergers in the U.S. These mergers were characterized by
a. the use of junk bonds for financing buyouts.
b. the low debt-to-equity ratios of the resulting firms.
c. resulting firms that focused on core competencies rather than diversification.
d. a buyers' market in which acquiring firms could purchase the stock of takeover targets for less than market value.
e. All of the above.