Economists Expect the Relationship Between Consumption and Disposable Income to Be

question 142

Multiple Choice

Economists expect the relationship between consumption and disposable income to be

• A)unpredictable.
• B)transitory.
• C)fixed.
• D)inverse
• E)stable.

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Definitions:

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where, as a firm scales up its production, the per unit cost starts to increase, typically due to inefficiencies.

Economies of Scale

Economies of scale occur when a company reduces costs per unit due to an increase in production, typically achieved through operational efficiency and larger volume production.

Constant Returns to Scale

A situation in production where increasing all inputs by a certain factor results in output increasing by the same factor, indicating proportionate scalability.

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