An Industry Composed of Two Identical Firms and One Twice

question 184

Multiple Choice

An industry composed of two identical firms and one twice as large as each of the two others is likely to have a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of ________.

• A) 3,000
• B) 3,750
• C) 2,800
• D) 2,500

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