The Herfindahl Index and the Concentration Ratio Fail to Give

question 25

Multiple Choice

The Herfindahl index and the concentration ratio fail to give a complete picture of an economy's competitiveness because:

• A) they measure each firm's share of sales rather than each firm's share of profits.
• B) many corporations are conglomerates, spanning a variety of different industries.
• C) they don't account for mergers within an industry.
• D) they are based on market share, not market size.

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