The merger of McKesson, the leading U.S.drug wholesaler, and HBOC, a producer of health-care inventory software, is an example of a(n) _____ merger.
A)acquired
B)combination
C)horizontal
D)functional
E)vertical

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This merger is an example of a vertical merger because it combines companies at different stages of the production process within the same industry. McKesson, a drug wholesaler, and HBOC, a health-care inventory software producer, are in different stages of the healthcare supply chain.

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