Assume the Short-Run Average Total Cost for a Perfectly Competitive

question 78

Multiple Choice

Assume the short-run average total cost for a perfectly competitive industry decreases as the output of the industry expands. In the long run, the industry supply curve will:

• A) have a positive slope.
• B) have a negative slope.
• C) be perfectly horizontal.
• D) be perfectly vertical.

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Definitions:

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures, a measure of reliability for a system, indicating the average time between failures.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from their mean.

Preventive Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance activities conducted on equipment before faults occur in order to prevent breakdowns and minimize downtime.

Redundancy

The use of components in parallel to raise reliability.