Short- Run Cost Curves for a Firm Are Eventually Upward-

question 15

Multiple Choice

Short- run cost curves for a firm are eventually upward- sloping because of the effects of

• A)diminishing marginal product.
• B)increasing fixed costs.
• C)decreasing total product.
• D)increasing marginal productivity of the variable inputs.
• E)the increasing price of variable inputs.

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