A Decreasing-Cost Industry Is One in Which

question 82

Multiple Choice

A decreasing-cost industry is one in which

• A)contraction of the industry will decrease unit costs.
• B)input prices fall or technology improves as the industry expands.
• C)the long-run supply curve is perfectly elastic.
• D)the long-run supply curve is upsloping.

Understand the role of the federal government and legislation in shaping the West.

Comprehend the cultural myths and realities of the West as propagated by figures like William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

Acknowledge the challenges and dangers of life in the American West, including conflict, disease, and natural disasters.

Understand the economic drivers of the American West, including the cattle industry and the extraction of natural resources.

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