Economics for ConsumersAmerican Book Company, 1944 - 666 pages |
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Page 226
... buyers are on the alert . Even so , all buyers are by no means equal in their bargaining ability . Such ability depends upon a variety of factors , including early training and experience , physical appearance , and ability to judge ...
... buyers are on the alert . Even so , all buyers are by no means equal in their bargaining ability . Such ability depends upon a variety of factors , including early training and experience , physical appearance , and ability to judge ...
Page 227
... buyers do not shop around . Typical of such buyers is the housewife who purchases her food supplies over the telephone . Instead of shopping , such a buyer merely places an order . In such cases the only limit to a retailer's markup is ...
... buyers do not shop around . Typical of such buyers is the housewife who purchases her food supplies over the telephone . Instead of shopping , such a buyer merely places an order . In such cases the only limit to a retailer's markup is ...
Page 345
... buyers must not only plan to buy at the right time , but must be able also to pay cash . Many times con- sumers can gain much more than the interest which savings banks pay on deposits by investing the same sums in staple commodities at ...
... buyers must not only plan to buy at the right time , but must be able also to pay cash . Many times con- sumers can gain much more than the interest which savings banks pay on deposits by investing the same sums in staple commodities at ...
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