Breakfast Cereal Comes in Different Size Boxes

question 124

Multiple Choice

Breakfast cereal comes in different size boxes. The large boxes cost more than the small boxes, but on a per unit basis, they cost less. What is this likely due to?

• A) increasing returns to scale
• B) price discrimination
• C) marginal cost pricing
• D) positive externalities

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