EBK PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (SECON
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ISBN: 9780393616149
Author: Mateer
Publisher: W.W.NORTON+CO. (CC)
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Chapter 1, Problem 1SP
(a)
To determine
Role of incentives to do something.
(b)
To determine
Role of incentives when the government announces of ‘sales tax holiday’.
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