Macroeconomics
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Author: PARKIN, Michael
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Chapter 10, Problem 20APA
(a)
To determine
The reason for hiring firms for task completion.
(b)
To determine
The roles of transactions’ costs, economies of scale, economies of scope, and economies of team production in the design, manufacture, and marketing of the product.
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