Suppose That Industry X Has Two Firms with Equal Market

question 173

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Industry X has two firms with equal market shares, and Industry Y has three firms with 65 percent, 30 percent, and 5 percent market shares, respectively. Which of the following is TRUE?

• A) The HHI for Industry X is 50 higher than the HHI for Industry Y.
• B) The HHI for Industry X is 150 lower than the HHI for Industry Y.
• C) The HHI for Industry X is 100 higher than the HHI for Industry Y.
• D) The HHI is the same between Industry X and Industry Y.

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Definitions:

Initial Endowment

The initial quantity of goods, services, assets, or resources that an individual, institution, or economy possesses.

Pareto Optimal

A situation where resources are distributed in such a manner that it's not feasible to rearrange them to benefit someone without adversely affecting at least another individual or preference standard.

Initial Endowment

The initial quantity of goods, resources, or wealth that an individual or entity possesses at the start of a period or game.

Pareto Optimal

A distribution of resources from which it is impossible to reallocate in order to make any individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.