Table 13-6 Tom Owns a Factory in Which He Has Produced TVs

question 141

Multiple Choice

Table 13-6
Tom owns a factory in which he has produced TVs for five years. He has kept track of his average total cost as his level of production varies. This information is summarized below:

-From the information in Table 13-6,what can we conclude regarding the firm's long-run cost

• A)Tom's factory exhibits diseconomies of scale for output between 10 and 30.
• B)Tom's average-total-cost curve is L-shaped.
• C)Tom's factory exhibits constant returns to scale.
• D)Tom's average-total-cost curve is U-shaped.

Recognize Mintzberg's organizational structures and their characteristics.

Understand the impact of organizational size and complexity on structure and design.

Distinguish between vertical and horizontal organizational structures and their implications.

Grasp the concepts of formalization, centralization, and specialization in organizational contexts.

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