Answer:
3200
Explanation:
The HHI is calculated by squaring the market share of each firm in the industry.
Market share = sales of a firm / total sales of firms in the industry
total sales of firms in the industry = 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 10
Market share of firm A = (5/10) x 100 = 50%
Market share of firm B = (2/10) x 100 = 20%
Market share of firm C, D, E = (1/10) x 100 = 10%
50² + 20² + 10² + 10² + 10² = 3200
C. Inflation
If you require clarification on why, feel free to comment!
If these were the given choices:
A) Wells Fargo
B) Countrywide
C) J.P. Morgan Chase
D) Bear Sterns
My answer would be C) J.P Morgan Chase
The SEC filed civil false-certification charges against J.P Morgan Chase because they misled investors into investing in a complex mortgage securities transaction during the time when the housing market was starting to go down.
J.P Morgan Chase agreed to pay a settlement that will reimburse the affected investors their total investments.
Answer: Option E
Explanation: Differentiation strategy refers to the strategy which a company uses to introduce a unique kind of product to the market so that a separate customer base could be prepared. This strategy is implemented to get competitive advantage over the others.
In the given case, company is encouraging its employees to bring new ideas. Hence they want some innovation for the betterment of the company.
Hence we can conclude that the company is using differentiation strategy.
