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 1, Problem 24PAA
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To explain:
Whether the approach of the analyst or of Ms. S is right in choosing the facts in the decision to consider the point A in the graph as the size of the sales force.
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