Decreasing and Increasing Returns to Scale Account for the Shape

question 243

Multiple Choice

Decreasing and increasing returns to scale account for the shape of the:

• A)short-run average total cost curve.
• B)short-run average variable cost curve.
• C)long-run average total cost curve.
• D)marginal cost curve in both the short run and the long run.

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