Suppose Fiat recently entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Case for $4.3 billion. Prior to the merger, the market for four-wheel-drive tractors consisted of five firms. The market was highly concentrated, with a Herfindahl- Hirschman index of 3,150. Case's share of that market was 13 percent, while Fiat comprised just 7 percent of the market. If approved, by how much would the postmerger Herfindahl-Hirschman index increase? Based only on this information, is the Justice Department likely to challenge the merger according to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines? O No Possibly, but other factors will be considered O Yes

Suppose Fiat recently entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Case for $4.3 billion. Prior to the merger, the market for four-wheel-drive tractors consisted of five firms. The market was highly concentrated, with a Herfindahl- Hirschman index of 3,150. Case's share of that market was 13 percent, while Fiat comprised just 7 percent of the market. If approved, by how much would the postmerger Herfindahl-Hirschman index increase? Based only on this information, is the Justice Department likely to challenge the merger according to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines? O No Possibly, but other factors will be considered O Yes

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