Economics for ConsumersAmerican Book Company, 1944 - 666 pages |
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Page 115
... Probably the outstanding area of consumption in which fashion prevails is in dress . The influence of style and fashion in clothing are probably as old as the custom of wearing clothing . " Verily people are always the same , with the ...
... Probably the outstanding area of consumption in which fashion prevails is in dress . The influence of style and fashion in clothing are probably as old as the custom of wearing clothing . " Verily people are always the same , with the ...
Page 394
... probably find 6 retail grocery stores , while another town composed of 700 families would probably divide its patronage among 12 such stores . Statistics supply the facts and support the conclusion . But what is the reason ? The answer ...
... probably find 6 retail grocery stores , while another town composed of 700 families would probably divide its patronage among 12 such stores . Statistics supply the facts and support the conclusion . But what is the reason ? The answer ...
Page 475
... probably very few owners con- sider interest on their own investment as a cost . That is a sum which need not be paid out to anyone else . If the capital invested in the house had been invested elsewhere so as to yield 5 or 6 per cent ...
... probably very few owners con- sider interest on their own investment as a cost . That is a sum which need not be paid out to anyone else . If the capital invested in the house had been invested elsewhere so as to yield 5 or 6 per cent ...
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