Economics for ConsumersAmerican Book Company, 1944 - 666 pages |
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Page 551
... buyer trusts the seller , depending on him to dispense full weight or measure or count . Scales are manufactured to measure pounds , but a cord is measured in terms of cubic feet , being defined as eight feet long , four feet high , and ...
... buyer trusts the seller , depending on him to dispense full weight or measure or count . Scales are manufactured to measure pounds , but a cord is measured in terms of cubic feet , being defined as eight feet long , four feet high , and ...
Page 565
... buyer who is on the alert can substitute for an enforcement officer if he follows some of the sug- gestions made by weights and measures officials . As was indicated in Chapter 17 , the intelligent consumer - buyer must do his or her ...
... buyer who is on the alert can substitute for an enforcement officer if he follows some of the sug- gestions made by weights and measures officials . As was indicated in Chapter 17 , the intelligent consumer - buyer must do his or her ...
Page 567
... buyer in the darkness of his coal bin patiently weighing each lump of coal on a small set of household spring scales ... buyer should report to his weights and measures official . In order to follow the foregoing rules effectively the ...
... buyer in the darkness of his coal bin patiently weighing each lump of coal on a small set of household spring scales ... buyer should report to his weights and measures official . In order to follow the foregoing rules effectively the ...
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