If there are four firms in an industry with market shares of 50 percent, 40 percent, 5 percent, and 5 percent, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index is

A) 100.
B) 4150.
C) 25.
D) 3450.
E) undefined because there are not 50 firms in the industry.

B

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