Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781337617406
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.8, Problem 2ST
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The reason for not paying the college athletes.
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Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.1 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.2 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.2 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.3 - Suppose college students are given two options....Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.4 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.4 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.5 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.5 - Prob. 2ST
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