If a Firm's Output Less Than Doubles When All Inputs

question 12

Multiple Choice

If a firm's output less than doubles when all inputs are doubled, production is said to occur under conditions of

• A) increasing returns to scale.
• B) imperfect competition.
• C) intra-industry equilibrium.
• D) constant returns to scale
• E) decreasing returns to scale.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production can be adjusted, allowing firms to enter or exit the market, resulting in a situation where economic profits are zero in a perfectly competitive market.

P = MR

An economic principle where the price (P) of a product equals its marginal revenue (MR), often applied in perfectly competitive markets.

Minimum ATC

The lowest point on the Average Total Cost curve, where a firm is producing at the most cost-efficient level.

Productive Efficiency

A state in which the economy or an economic system is able to produce maximum output from a given set of inputs without wasting resources.