A Horizontal Merger Is the Acquisition of a fiRm

A horizontal merger is the acquisition of a firm:

A) With the same level of net income as the acquirer.
B) That provides a product or service as an input to the acquirer.
C) That competes in the same industry as the acquiring firm.
D) To which the acquirer is NOT related.
E) That spreads out the geographic area served by the acquirer.