If a Firm Has a U-Shaped Long-Run Average Cost Curve

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Multiple Choice

If a firm has a U-shaped long-run average cost curve,

• A) its fixed cost rises as output rises.
• B) it must have increasing returns to scale at low levels of production and decreasing returns to scale at high levels of production.
• C) it must have increasing returns to each input at low levels of production and decreasing returns to each input at high levels of production.
• D) the firm can maximize its output by operating at the point of minimum long-run average cost.

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