If Diseconomies of Scale Are Present

question 132

Multiple Choice

If diseconomies of scale are present,

• A)average total cost is decreasing.
• B)the long-run average cost curve has a negative slope.
• C)economies of scale are also present.
• D)the long-run average cost curve has a positive slope.
• E)the average total cost curve shifts downward.

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