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remain unchanged and rise, respectively.
both rise.
rise and remain unchanged, respectively.
both fall.

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Firm
( % )
A
25
22
C
18
16
E
15
F
4
Suppose that firms B and D in this table merged into a single firm. The four-firm
concentration ratio and the Herfindahl index would

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