If You Have Found the Percentage of the Value of Total

question 64

Multiple Choice

If you have found the percentage of the value of total revenue accounted for by the four largest firms in an industry,you have found the

• A) elasticity of demand value.
• B) elasticity of supply value.
• C) Herfindahl-Hirschman Index.
• D) four-firm concentration ratio.
• E) monopolistic concentration index.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The profit from undertaking an activity after subtracting both the explicit and implicit costs associated with that activity.

Implicit Costs

Expenses that do not involve a direct monetary payment but represent the opportunity cost of using resources owned by the company or individual.

Average Cost of Production

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating the cost to produce each unit of output.

Total Profit

The net profit a company earns, calculated by deducting all costs from its total income.