For each of the following pairs of firms, explain which firm would be more likely to engage in advertising and why.   a.  a family owned farm or a family owned restaurant b.  a manufacturer of forklifts or a manufacturer of cars c.  a company that invented a very comfortable razor or a company that invented a less comfortable razor

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For each of the following pairs of firms, explain which firm would be more likely to engage in advertising and why.  

a.  a family owned farm or a family owned restaurant

b.  a manufacturer of forklifts or a manufacturer of cars

c.  a company that invented a very comfortable razor or a company that invented a less comfortable razor

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