Microeconomics
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Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 17.A, Problem 1QE
(a)
To determine
Determine the number of workers the firm would hire.
(b)
To determine
Determine the changes in number of workers when the price of the firm’s product falls to $1.
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