Economics, Student Value Edition (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134739229
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.A, Problem 7PA
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The consumer surplus and the producer surplus in the market.
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Economics, Student Value Edition (7th Edition)
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