How was Rockefeller able to build his monopoly across the oil industry?

Rockefeller expanded Standard Oil by buying competing refineries and making his operations more efficient. Cutting costs increased profits, which he reinvested to acquire still more refineries and gain control across the industry. Choice C describes efficiency but leaves out the acquisitions that built his monopoly; he also expanded beyond Ohio and did not rely on selling kerosene as well as oil.

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