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fifth edition
Managerial economics
A P R o B L e m s o LV i n G A P P Ro Ac h
luke M. Froeb Vanderbilt University
Mikhael Shor University of Connecticut
Brian T. McCann Vanderbilt University
Michael r. Ward University of Texas, Arlington
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