The Short-Run Average Variable Cost Curve Eventually Begins to Increase

question 37

Multiple Choice

The short-run average variable cost curve eventually begins to increase at an increasing rate because of

• A) diseconomies of scale.
• B) a constraint that does not allow the firm to change its production technology.
• C) diminishing returns phenomena.
• D) increasing returns to scale to capital.

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