Principles of Microeconomics California Edition 2nd Edition
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Author: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Chapter 14, Problem 9SP
(a)
To determine
Impact of bumper crop on the price of the crop.
(b)
To determine
Impact of bumper crop on the marginal product of workers who harvest the crop.
(c)
To determine
Impact of bumper crop on the demand for workers who harvested the crop.
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