Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134738314
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.3.9PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
The increase or the decrease of inventories.
Subpart (b):
To determine
The increase or the decrease of inventories.
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Business inventories fall when real GDP rises because
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Chapter 12 Solutions
Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
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