Microeconomics
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Industry A consists of four firms, each of which has an equal share of the market.
Compute the Herfindahl-Hirschman index for the industry.
Industry B consists of 10 firms, each of which has an equal share of the market. Compare the Herfindahl–Hirschman Indexes for the two industries.
Now suppose that there are 100 firms in the industry, each with equal shares. What is the Herfindahl-Hirschman index for this industry?
State the general relationship between the competitiveness of an industry and its Herfindahl-Hirschman index
Suppose there are five firms in an industry. Their sales (that is, total revenue) are as follows:
I. Firm 1: 98 million.
II. Firm 2: 46 million
III. Firm 3: 46 million
IV. Firm 4: 14 million.
V. Firm 5: 6 million
The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for this industry is (Enter your response as an integer.)
3,312
5,312
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The table below shows market share data for different firms producing desks.
Market Share in %
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Aardvark Inc
Baluga, LLC
Cran Inc
Delta Co
Echo Co
Farriss Co
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Hill Corp
Indigo Corp
Jackson Co
What is the Herfindahl Hirschman Index (HHI) for this market?
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225
324
49
121
36
100
16
25
25
256
Suppose that Delta Co and Gum Drop Inc are considering a merger. What will the HHI be after this merger?
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Microeconomics
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