Define the lerner index, the bain index, and the four firm concentration ratio. Choose one and discuss some of he problems in calculating and interpreting it -- does it reflect the degree of monopoly power in an economically meaningful sense? Explain.
Define the lerner index, the bain index, and the four firm concentration ratio. Choose one and...
All of the following are measures of market power except the: A) four-firm concentration ratio for an industry. B) Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. C) Minimum-Efficient Scale Index. D) Lerner Index.
Which of the following are measures of industry concentration? A Four-firm concentration ratio @ HH index C Consumer surplus (D Four-firm concentration ratio and HHI index Question 2 In perfect competition, which is NOT true? (A) Every firm has a small but perceivable market power. (B) There are a large number of firms. © Firms are price-takers (D) Firms produce homogenous goods
Find the Herfindahl Index and the Four-Firm Concentration Ratio for an industry with: Five firms—one with 60 percent of the market and others with 25, 10, 3, and 2 percent of the market, respectively. One firm with 60 percent of the market and four others with 10 percent each. Ten firms with 8 percent of the market each and four other firms have 5 each.
how does tge term market power relate to the concentration ratio in a particular industry? define concentration ratio. what does four firm concentration ratio measure? explain how it measure this. the aircarft industry has four-firm concentration ratio of 84.8 the mattress industry has a four-firm concentration ration of 38.6. interpret these numbers and compare the market power of firms in these two industries. answer with your own word ( 200 words )
1.Calculate the Herfindahl index and the four-firm concentration ratio for the following industry; Use the following figure to answer questions 2-4. ms Market Stare Price MC ATC 2. Is the firm in the figure a natural monopoly? Explain your answer 3. Will the firm in the figure earn profits if it produces Q, and charges P? Explain your answer. 4. Which quantity in the figure is consistent with profit regulation? With price regulation? Explain your answers.
1.Calculate the Herfindahl index...
1. An industry having a four-firm concentration ratio of 85 percent: a. is an oligopoly. b. is monopolistically competitive. c. is a monopoly. d. approximates perfect competition. 2. Industry Y is dominated by four large firms that hold market shares of 15, 20, 30 and, 35. If all the firms in industry Y merged into a single firm, the Herfindahl Index would become: a. 100 b. 10,000 c. 100,000 d. 1,000
What is the approximate Herfindahl index and the four-firm
concentration ratio?
Suppose the pizza market is divided as follows: Firm Pizza Hut Domino's Little Caesars Pizza Inn/Pantera's Round Table All others Market Share 20.7% 17.0 6.7 2.2 2.0 51.4
(a) Suppose if you calculate the 4-firm concentration ratio of cable companies in Austin it will be equal to one (Cable Sphinx is the only provider of Cable TV services in Austin). Should we calculate the 4-firm concentration ratio for the entire state of Texas, or for the southern part of Texas or just for Austin if we want to look at the concentration in the cable industry? Please give an explanation. (b) Does a concentration ratio of 1 imply...
What is the
approximate Herfindahl index?
Firm
Market Share
Pizza Hut
20.7%
Domino's
17.0
Little Caesars
6.7
Pizza Inn/Pantera's
2.2
Round Table
2.0
All others
51.4
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Of the four market structures given below, which is the MOST competitive? Monopolistic competition. Oligopoly. Monopoly. Perfect competition. A manufacturer produces 5,000 metal crates each month at a cost of $50,000. However, the production of these crates leads to pollution in the surrounding community. As a result of the pollution, residents in the community have higher health care costs (equal to $20,000 each month) and must repeatedly clean their cars and homes (at a cost equal to $10,000 each month)....