Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-hill Series Economics)
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ISBN: 9781259290619
Author: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The result of changes in lysine market.
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Price ($ per kg)
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