Question

Which of the following shows a similarity in the business practices of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie?

Both formed important steel companies.

Both relied on horizontal integration.

Both tried to control competition to increase profits.

Both created holding companies to buy up other companies

Answer 1

The correct answer is Both tried to control competition to increase profits. This shows a similarity in the business practices of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. 

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Answer 2

I believe the answer is: Both tried to control competition to increase profits.

John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie was known for their strategy to monopolize the market so the could control the competition and became the sole provider for a certain type of commodity in their perspective market. (Carnegie in steel market and Rockefeller in oil market_