Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3.7PA
Sub part (a):
To determine
The
Sub part (b):
To determine
The economic surplus with and without price floor.
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