For a Typical Firm, the Long-Run Average Total Cost Curve

question 29

Multiple Choice

For a typical firm, the long-run average total cost curve:

• A) is lower than the short-run average total cost curves.
• B) is tangent to each possible short-run average total cost curve at one point.
• C) intersects each possible short-run average total cost curve at two points.
• D) passes through the minimum points of all possible short-run average variable cost curves.

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