Where Marginal Cost Is Less Than Average Cost

question 49

Multiple Choice

Where marginal cost is less than average cost,

• A) opportunity cost must have been excluded from the calculation of marginal cost.
• B) marginal cost must be falling.
• C) marginal cost must be rising.
• D) marginal cost may be rising, falling, or constant.

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Definitions:

Agricultural Societies

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Domestication of Animals

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