Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134486819
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 9SPPA
Read Eye on the Price of Coffee on previous page and explain how we know that the price increased in 2014 because the supply of coffee decreased and not because the demand for coffee increased.
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