Seasonal unemployment is : A. due to the fact that workers must search for appropriate job offers. B. a result of a poor match of worker's abilities and skills with current requirements of employers. C. a result of the seasonal pattern of work in specific industries. D. a result of business recessions that occur when aggregate demand is insufficient to create full employment.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.