​If a Firm with a 20 Percent Market Share Merges

question 98

Multiple Choice

​If a firm with a 20 percent market share merges with a firm with a 5 percent market share and the other firms have market shares of 40 percent, 15 percent, 10 percent, and 10 percent, respectively, the Herfindahl index will _____.

• A)rise by 100​
• B)rise by 200
• C)fall by 100
• D)fall by 200
• E)rise by 25

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