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Chapter 11, Problem 17E
(a)
To determine
The advertising expenditure, output and price that maximize the profit of firm.
(b)
To determine
The Lerner index for the firm.
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Chapter 11 Solutions
MYECON LAB W/PEARSON ETEXT MICROECON>IP
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