Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-hill Series Economics)
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ISBN: 9781259290619
Author: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 14PAA
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Proportionate change in quantity demanded of coffee at Starbucks.
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