The xyz widget industry is comprised of six firms of varying sizes. firm 1 has 35 percent of the market, firm 2 has 25 percent, and the remaining firms have 10 percent each.
(a)-what is the herfindahl-hirschman index for the widget industry?
(b)-based on the u. s. department of justice merger guidelines, do you think the justice department would be likely to block a merger between firms 5 and 6? why, or why not?
(c)- suppose another industry has a herfindahl index of 4000. what can you conclude about the relative competitiveness of these two industries?

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

Which two of the following are benefits of consumer programs

Prepare beneish corporation's income statement and statement of stockholders' equity for year-end december 31, and its balance sheet as of december 31. there were no stock issuances or repurchases during the year. (do not use negative signs with your answers unless otherwise noted.)