Microeconomics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 2.A, Problem 5QE
(a)
To determine
Find out the points that have a negative slope.
(b)
To determine
Find out the points that have a positive slope.
(c)
To determine
Find out the points that have a zero slope.
(d)
To determine
Minimum and maximum points in the graph.
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