The Following Are Sensible Motives for Mergers

The following are sensible motives for mergers:

A) to prevent the target firm from wasting surplus funds.
B) to prevent the target firm from wasting surplus funds and to eliminate target firm inefficiencies.
C) to prevent the target firm from wasting surplus funds, to eliminate target firm inefficiencies, and to acquire complementary resources.
D) to increase earnings per share (EPS) .