Multiple Choice
The Herfindahl index is calculated by:
A) adding the squared value of the market shares of all the firms in the industry.
B) multiplying the squared value of the market shares of all the firms in the industry.
C) adding the percentage of industry output produced by the largest four firms.
D) adding the percentage of industry output produced by the largest eight firms.
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