In: Accounting
Five brands are competing in the market.
What is the "three firm" concentration revenue ratio value?
Concentration ratio measures the market share of top n firms in an industry. Three-firm concentration ratio which is the sum of market share of top three firms.
Calculation of Revenue of firms | |||
Units Sold | Rate | Amount in $ | |
Company A | 35,000.00 | 5 | 175,000.00 |
Company B | 12,000.00 | 4.5 | 54,000.00 |
Company C | 14,000.00 | 5.5 | 77,000.00 |
Company D | 5,000.00 | 6 | 30,000.00 |
Company E | 22,000.00 | 5.75 | 126,500.00 |
Total | 462,500.00 |
Sort the list in descending order, we see that the top three firms are A, E and C. The sum of their sales is $ 378,500 and the sum of sales of all firms is $462,500. This gives us a three-firm concentration ratio of 81.84% (=$378,500/$462,500) which is high.