Microeconomics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (2nd Edition)
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Chapter 7, Problem 3Q
To determine
The effect of invisible hand in moving corn prices, when
(a) Flood destroys the large volume of corn crops
(b) The
(c) There is a change in consumers’ tastes from corn dogs to hot dogs.
(d) There is an increase in the number of consumers’ access to the corn market.
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