The Vertical Distance Between a Firm's Average Total Cost Curve

question 482

Multiple Choice

The vertical distance between a firm's average total cost curve, ATC, and its average variable cost curve, AVC

• A) decreases as output increases.
• B) is equal to its marginal cost, MC.
• C) is equal to its total fixed cost, TFC.
• D) is equal to its average product.

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