The Example of Energy Use on Page 31, Leading to Equation

question 3

Essay

the example of energy use on page 31, leading to equation (2.1), consider a family (two people) who use gasoline at the rate indicated but who heat their home electrically in accordance with the efficiencies given in the text above equation (2.1). How would this affect the per person power consumption?

Understand the concepts of economies of scale, constant returns to scale, and diseconomies of scale.

Identify how changes in output affect long-run average total cost.

Calculate average fixed, variable, and total costs given specific data.

Analyze the effect of scale on production costs in both the short run and long run.

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