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Assume That the Industry Consists of 5 Firms Each with 20

Question 88

Question 88

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Assume that the industry consists of 5 firms each with 20 percent of the market share. If two of them merge, by how much does the Herfindahl index increase?


A) 800
B) 2,000
C) 2,500
D) 2,800

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