Microeconomics (2nd Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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Author: Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, John List
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 2P
(a)
To determine
The effect of growth of internet on the price.
(b)
To determine
The reason for different prices charged by different retailers
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