Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 4IP
a)
To determine
The reason for zone pricing adopted by the oil companies.
b)
To determine
Suggestion for the FTC to stop this act and the potential problems with those policies.
c)
To determine
Effect of this policy on overall price of gases.
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