The correct option is C (1836)
Explanation:
From the given data, all the frims with the given market share are taken. the 8 more firms are taken into account which have 1 percent market share. Thsu, 8 is multiplied with 1 pecent of share.
All the square roots are calculated in order to calculate the HHI
HHI = Summation of sqrt Si
= (36)^2 + (3)^2 + (3)^2 + (6)^2 + (16)^2 + (6)^2 + (4)^2 + (7)^2 + (11)^2 + 8(1)^2
= 1836
Therefore, the correct answer is C (1832)
