The U Shape of the Long-Run Average Total Cost Curve

question 262

Multiple Choice

The U shape of the long-run average total cost curve is primarily due to:

• A) technological change.
• B) economies and diseconomies of scale.
• C) increasing and then diminishing returns.
• D) diminishing returns.

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