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Interdepartmental Response to Market Changes
Based on a model where a firm's management is divided into a department responsible for setting wages and another for setting prices, analyze how each department would likely respond to the new market conditions described in the case study below. Explain the potential conflict that might arise between the two departments' objectives.
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