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1. In the dominant rm model ( la Hotelling) an increase in the marginal cost of the dominant rm (with constant marginal costs) implies that pro ts necessarily decrease.
2. Suppose that an industry has 10 rms where the market shares are ordered from the most to the least dominant rm f0:5;0:37;0:05;0:03;0:02;0:01;0:01;0:005;0:004;0:001g. The Her ndahl index is IH = 0:3.
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