Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
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ISBN: 9781337106665
Author: Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.6IP
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The comparison between mixed bundling and selling separately.
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