Red Empire Inc., a large multinational company owned by two partners, is active in the petroleum, capital market, chemicals, steel, beverages, hospitality, airlines, education, automobiles, and consumer electronics industries. The company has multiple brands and a large product portfolio under its banner. Which of the following terms would best describe this company?

A. a flagship brand

B. a single-business firm

C. a dominant-business firm

D. a conglomerate

D. A conglomerate

Explanation:

A Conglomerate is a big corporation that is composed of a various combinations of business entities seemingly unrelated but under one corporate group. It is a big organization that has numerous products and services which vary extensively from one another. It is a big parent company comprising of many subsidiaries producing different products and offering different services. In this case, Red Empire is a conglomerate, the parent company having subsidiaries in petroleum, capital markets, chemicals, steel, beverages, hospitality, airlines, education, automobiles, and consumer electronics industries all with their various brand names.