Consider an industry that is made up of nine firms each with a market share (percent of sales) as follows:

a. Firm A: 30%
b. Firm B: 20%
c. Firms C, D, and E: 10% each
d. Firms F, G, H, and J: 5% each

What is the value of the four-firm concentration ratio and how is the industry categorized?
A) 80%; strongly oligopolistic B) 70%; oligopoly
C) 50%; monopolistic competition D) 75%; oligopoly

B

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Net present value of a project equals:

A) Discounted Benefit - Discounted Cost. B) Discounted Cost × Discounted Benefit. C) Discounted Cost/Discounted Benefit. D) Discounted Benefit/Discounted Cost.

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