If a Firm with a 10 Percent Market Share Merges

question 82

Multiple Choice

If a firm with a 10 percent market share merges with a firm with a 15 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 300
• C)fall by 200
• D)fall by 250
• E)rise by 25

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