Suppose That a Firm's Long-Run Average Total Costs of Producing

question 180

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a firm's long-run average total costs of producing hand-crafted chairs is $300 when it produces 10,000 chairs and $325 when it produces 11,000 chairs. For this range of output, the firm is likely experiencing

• A)economies of scale.
• B)constant returns to scale.
• C)specialization.
• D)coordination problems.

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Definitions:

M/M/1

A model in queueing theory representing a system with a single server where arrivals and service times are Poisson distributed.

M/D/1

A notation in queueing theory representing a system with a single server, where arrivals are Markovian (M), service times are deterministic (D), and there is one server or channel (1).

Arrival Rate Distribution

Statistical representation describing the frequency and pattern of arrivals at a service system over a specific period.

Service Time Distribution

The statistical distribution of the time taken to serve customers in a queue, affecting waiting times and service efficiency.