Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 1.1CE
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The marginal revenue that contributes to the total revenue of a store that sells branded shirts and the reduction in price needed to sell four units rather than three.
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Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
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