EBK MICROECONOMICS
2nd Edition
ISBN: 8220103679701
Author: List
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 7, Problem 4P
(a)
To determine
The
(b)
To determine
Firms that will maximize social surplus.
(c)
To determine
Consumers whose purchase will maximize social surplus.
(d)
To determine
The consumer, producer, and social surplus at the equilibrium
(e)
To determine
The differences in the result of this question from the previous one.
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