If All Inputs Are Increased by 5 Percent and Output

question 157

Multiple Choice

If all inputs are increased by 5 percent and output increases by 8 percent, then the

• A) firm experiences constant returns to scale.
• B) long-run average cost curve slopes downward.
• C) long-run average cost curve shifts downward.
• D) firm experiences diseconomies of scale.

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Definitions:

Probable Cause

A legal standard that requires a reasonable basis to believe a person has committed a crime, used in issuing warrants and arrests.

Suspect Committed Crime

The allegation or belief that an individual is responsible for committing a criminal act, often the preliminary step in a legal investigation.

Cost-output Elasticity

A measure of the responsiveness of the cost of production to a change in the level of output, indicating how costs change as production scales.

Economies of Scale

Refers to the cost advantage that arises with increased output of a product, where fixed costs are spread out over more units of output.