The following three Fls dominate a local market and their total assets are given below. Institution Bank A Bank B Bank C Asset Size $50 million $60 million $90 million Under the 1982 guidelines, would the Fed approve the merger of Banks A and C? It is likely to approve because it is not a concentrated market. It is unlikely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by over 100. It is likely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by over 100. O Likely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by less than 5,000. It is unlikely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by an amount over 5,000.

The following three Fls dominate a local market and their total assets are given below. Institution Bank A Bank B Bank C Asset Size $50 million $60 million $90 million Under the 1982 guidelines, would the Fed approve the merger of Banks A and C? It is likely to approve because it is not a concentrated market. It is unlikely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by over 100. It is likely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by over 100. O Likely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by less than 5,000. It is unlikely to approve because the post-merger HHI has increased by an amount over 5,000.

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