Principles of Microeconomics, California Edition
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ISBN: 9780393622102
Author: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock
Publisher: NORTON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1SP
(a)
To determine
Role of incentives to do something.
(b)
To determine
Role of incentives when the government announces of ‘sales tax holiday’.
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