Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)
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Author: James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson
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Chapter 3, Problem 14CQ
To determine
The tendency for both resources and products to be supplied by low cost producers.
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