The Provided Graph Represents A(n)

question 179

Multiple Choice

The provided graph represents a(n)

• A)decreasing-cost industry: Firms may be paying lower prices for their inputs when the industry expands.
• B)increasing-cost industry: Firms may be paying higher prices for their inputs when the industry expands.
• C)competitive industry with diseconomies of scale: The short-run supply curves are upward sloping.
• D)constant-cost industry: Prices of the inputs stay the same, and other production costs are constant as the industry expands.

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