Principles of Microeconomics California Edition 2nd Edition
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ISBN: 9780393622089
Author: Dirk Mateer, Lee Coppock
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Chapter 17, Problem 1SP
To determine
Nature of the consumer.
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