Use the Following to Answer Question

question 70

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
-(Table: Cakes) Use Table: Cakes.Pat is opening a bakery to make and sell special birthday cakes.She is trying to decide how many mixers to purchase.Her estimated fixed and average variable costs if she purchases 1,2,or 3 mixers are shown in the table.Assume that average variable costs do not vary with the quantity of output.If Pat purchases 3 mixers,her average fixed cost _____ in the range of output between 100 and 400 cakes.

• A)increases
• B)decreases
• C)remains the same
• D)can't be calculated

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Definitions:

Heterotrophs

Organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other organisms for nutrients.

Ecosystem Function

The natural processes and interactions that maintain the biodiversity and balance within an ecosystem, such as nutrient cycling and energy flow.

Decomposers

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, carry out the natural process of decomposition.

Photosynthesis

Process, usually occurring within chloroplasts, that uses solar energy to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate.