Use the Following to Answer Question

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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 2 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:

Sons of Liberty

A group of American patriots during the colonial period who used demonstrations and other methods to protest against British taxation.

Intercolonial Association

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Crowd Action

Collective behavior of a group of individuals, usually gathered in public, to express a common objective or protest against an issue or policy.

Daniel Dulany

Daniel Dulany was an 18th-century American colonial leader and Loyalist, known for his writings opposing British tax policies prior to the American Revolution.