Average Total Cost

question 211

Multiple Choice

Average total cost:

• A) Increases in direct proportion to an increase in output.
• B) Is constant no matter what quantity of output is produced.
• C) Changes as a function of the next unit of output produced.
• D) Is the summation of all the expenses of a firm for a stated period of time.
• E) Is equal to the average fixed cost plus the average variable cost.

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