Answer 1
Four firm concentration Ratio = Market Shares of the Four largest firms
= 18 + 18 + 17 + 13
= 66
Answer 2
| Company | Market Share | (Market Share)2 |
| Porche | 4 | 16 |
| Volvo | 3 | 9 |
| Acura | 8 | 64 |
| Audi | 18 | 324 |
| BMW | 17 | 289 |
| Cadillac | 6 | 36 |
| Infinity | 5 | 25 |
| Jaguar | 4 | 16 |
| Lexus | 13 | 169 |
| Lincoln | 4 | 16 |
| Mercedes | 18 | 324 |
| TOTAL | 1288 |
Herfindahl Index = 1288
Answer 3
This is most likely to be a monopolistic market as there are quite a large number of sellers having differentiated products.
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