Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
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Has the natural gas revolution in the United States made coal-fired power plants more or less profitable? Why or why not?
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