Economics: Private and Public Choice
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ISBN: 9781337642224
Author: James D. Gwartney; Richard L. Stroup; Russell S. Sobel
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 24, Problem 12CQ
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Profit gained by a purchase of stock.
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