Suppose that a small town has seven burger shops whose respective shares of the local hamburger market are (as percentages of all hamburgers sold): 22 percent, 22 percent, 18 percent, 11 percent, 10 percent, 9 percent, and 8 percent. The four-firm concentration ratio for the hamburger industry in this town is 73 percent. (Enter your response as a whole number.) The Herfindahl index for the hamburger industry in this town is (Enter your response as a whole number.)

Suppose that a small town has seven burger shops whose respective shares of the local hamburger market are (as percentages of all hamburgers sold): 22 percent, 22 percent, 18 percent, 11 percent, 10 percent, 9 percent, and 8 percent. The four-firm concentration ratio for the hamburger industry in this town is 73 percent. (Enter your response as a whole number.) The Herfindahl index for the hamburger industry in this town is (Enter your response as a whole number.)

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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