Algebraic Optimization: Marginal Analysis without Calculus
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algebraic optimization; marginal analysis; profit maximization;All these keywords.
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- A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
- C00 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - General
- D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
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