Economics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Roger A. Arnold
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Chapter 5.7, Problem 1ST
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The need for a rationing device.
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Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.1 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.2 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.2 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.3 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.3 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.4 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.4 - Prob. 2STCh. 5.5 - Prob. 1STCh. 5.5 - Prob. 2ST
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