EBK MICROECONOMICS
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134524931
Author: List
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 3, Problem 8P
(a)
To determine
Feasibility of production of the seventh unit of output.
(b)
To determine
The quantity that equates marginal cost and revenue. Also, explain how it maximizes profit.
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