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ISBN: 9781337617383
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 29, Problem 16QP
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Identify the effect of fall in the interest rate on the purchase of capital goods.
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Economics (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 29.1 - Prob. 1STCh. 29.1 - Prob. 2STCh. 29.1 - Prob. 3STCh. 29.1 - Prob. 4STCh. 29.2 - Prob. 1STCh. 29.2 - Prob. 2STCh. 29.2 - Prob. 3STCh. 29.4 - Prob. 1STCh. 29.4 - Prob. 2STCh. 29.4 - Prob. 3ST
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