Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)
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Author: James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson
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Chapter 8, Problem 5CQ
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The relation between profit and cost of production.
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