Suppose That a Particular Industry Has a Four-Firm Concentration Ratio

question 30

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a particular industry has a four-firm concentration ratio of 85 and a Herfindahl index of 3,000. Most likely, this industry would achieve

• A) both productive efficiency and allocative efficiency.
• B) allocative efficiency but not productive efficiency.
• C) neither productive efficiency nor allocative efficiency.
• D) productive efficiency but not allocative efficiency.

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