Microeconomics
Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 8.W, Problem 14QE

(a)

To determine

The amount of money willing to pay by Person A to stop passage of the law.

(b)

To determine

The amount of money that wouldPerson B be willing to spend to ensure the passage of the law.

(c)

To determine

Social implications of the tendency to influence a law.

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