Find the herfindahl index for an industry composed

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Find the Herfindahl index for an industry composed of (a)three firms-one with 70 percent of the market, and the other two with 20 and 10 percent of the market, respectively; (b) one firm with a 50 percent share of the market and 10 other equalized firms; (c) 10 equal-sized firms

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