In Which of the Following Pairs Do the Variables Move

question 37

Multiple Choice

In which of the following pairs do the variables move in opposite directions?

• A) Profit and output.
• B) Total cost and total output.
• C) Average product and average variable cost.
• D) Market price and the quantity supplied.
• E) Price elasticity and profit.

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