1. Suppose that a small town has seven burger shops whose respective shares of the local hamburger...
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1. Suppose that a small town has seven burger shops whose respective shares of the local hamburger market are (as percentages of all hamburgers sold): 23 percent, 22 percent, 18 percent, 12 percent, 11 percent, 8 percent, and 6 percent. What is the four-firm concentration ratio of the hamburger industry in this town? What is the Herfindahl index for the hamburger industry in this town? If the top three sellers combined to form a single firm, what would happen to the four-firm concentration ratio and to the Herfindahl index? LO13.1
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Microeconomics Principles, Problems, And Policies
ISBN: 9781259915727
21st Edition
Authors: Campbell McConnell
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