The Decreasing Portion of a Firm's Long Run Average Cost

question 135

Multiple Choice

The decreasing portion of a firm's long run average cost curve is attributable to:

• A) diminishing returns to scale.
• B) increasing marginal cost.
• C) economies of scale.
• D) diseconomies of scale.
• E) constant returns to scale.

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