If the Long-Run Average Total Cost Curve for a Firm

question 383

Multiple Choice

If the long-run average total cost curve for a firm is horizontal in the relevant range of production, then it indicates that there

• A)is a minimum efficient scale.
• B)are constant returns to scale.
• C)are diseconomies of scale.
• D)are economies of scale.

Understand the effects of externalities in economic transactions and the concept of social cost versus social benefit.

Grasp the notion of consumer, producer surplus, and efficiency loss and relate them to market dynamics.

Identify how private businesses can mitigate information problems in the marketplace.

Analyze the impact of government policies on market dynamics, focusing on insurance markets and information symmetry.

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