If Output Is Increased in the Long Run, Average Production

question 25

Multiple Choice

If output is increased in the long run, average production costs in the presence of internal diseconomies of scale will ________, and in the presence of external diseconomies of scale, will ________.

• A) decrease; decrease
• B) increase; remain constant
• C) remain constant; increase
• D) decrease; remain constant
• E) increase; decrease

Analyze self-guides in self-discrepancy theory and their influence on behavior and emotions.

Understand the relationship between self-concept and group membership, including social identity theory.

Examine the motives influencing self-construction and the pursuit of self-conceptual coherence.

Understand the concept of self in social psychology, including self-esteem, self-concept, and self-enhancement.

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