A Firm's Fixed Cost

question 46

Multiple Choice

A firm's fixed cost

• A)does not vary with output.
• B)does not change between the short run and the long run.
• C)is generally a higher percentage of its total cost at high output quantities than at low output quantities.
• D)All of the above are true.

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