@JJ_Stark @beccaboo333
In the early 1900s, John D. Rockefeller bought out other companies or drove them out of business. What was Rockefeller's motive?

A. To avoid paying taxes
B. To control the government
C. To bypass consumers
D. To decrease competition

Question

@JJ_Stark @beccaboo333 
In the early 1900s, John D. Rockefeller bought out other companies or drove them out of business. What was Rockefeller's motive?

 		A.	To avoid paying taxes
 		B.	To control the government
 		C.	To bypass consumers
 		D.	To decrease competition

beccaboo333 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

If he bought out other companies or drove them out of business, wouldn't that mean he was decreasing competition? He used either of two ways to get rid of the competition so that he would make more money. So the answer would be D.

beccaboo333 · Answer

agreed^