Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
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Chapter 2, Problem 4IAPA
To determine
To explain:
The capital goods in the list of the given entries and the reason for the same.
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