Which of the Following Most Accurately Describes What Must Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most accurately describes what must be occurring if the short-run average total cost is increasing?

• A) Total fixed cost must be increasing.
• B) Average variable cost must be decreasing.
• C) Marginal cost must be greater than average total cost.
• D) Average fixed cost must be greater than the marginal cost.

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Definitions:

Olfactory Bulb

Ganglion-like enlargement at the rostral end of the olfactory tract that lies over the cribriform plate; receives the olfactory nerves from the nasal cavity.

Olfactory Tract

Nerve tract that projects from the olfactory bulb to the olfactory cortex.

Transmembranous Receptor

Proteins spanning across the membrane of cells that receive chemical signals from outside the cell and initiate a response within the cell.

Odorant

A substance that is capable of producing a smell, often detected by the olfactory system.