When There Are Diseconomies of Scale in Production, What Can

question 102

Multiple Choice

When there are diseconomies of scale in production, what can we conclude?

• A) Average fixed cost increases as output expands.
• B) Marginal cost decreases as output expands.
• C) Long-run average total cost declines as output expands.
• D) Long-run average total cost increases as output expands.

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Definitions:

Patrilineal Descent

Descent traced exclusively through the male line of ancestry to establish group membership.

Descent Group

A social group whose members talk about common ancestry through a line of descent that could be maternal, paternal, or both.

Patrilineal Descent

A system of lineage tracing in which an individual's family identity and inheritance are determined by the line of their father.

Patriline

A system of lineage or inheritance in which descent and inheritance rights are passed through the father's line.