Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.A, Problem 7PA
Sub part (a):
To determine
Present value of the contract.
Sub part (b):
To determine
Present value of the contract.
Sub part (c):
To determine
Present value of the contract.
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