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 3, Problem 10SP
To determine
The decrease in the price of Alcohol and the demand for plastic cups.
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