Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134738321
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.1.7PA
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The reason for Chipotle restaurants face a downward-sloping demand curve, while a wheat farmer faces a horizontal demand curve.
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Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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