The Total Cost Curve

question 21

Multiple Choice

The total cost curve

• A)starts at zero and increases as service capacity increases.
• B)begins high and decreases as service capacity increases.
• C)starts high, declines, then increases again.
• D)remains relatively flat regardless of service capacity.
• E)starts at zero, increases rapidly, then declines slowly back to zero.

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