Microeconomics
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Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 17QE
(a)
To determine
Calculate the profit maximizing quantity.
(b)
To determine
The long-run market price of a perfectly competitive firm.
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