ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
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Author: SCHILLER
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Chapter 4, Problem 5P
To determine
(a)
To find the amount of coffee that decline if the price of coffee increased by 10%.
To determine
(b)
To find the increase or decrease in the sales of coffee.
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