Long-Run Average Cost Is Never Greater Than Short-Run Average Cost

question 38

Multiple Choice

Long-run average cost is never greater than short-run average cost because in the long run,

• A) capital costs equal zero.
• B) the firm can move to the lowest possible isocost curve.
• C) wages always increase over time.
• D) wages always decrease over time.

---

Definitions:

Percentage Change

Percentage change is a mathematical calculation that shows how much a specific number has increased or decreased, expressed as a percentage of its previous value.

Cross-price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one good responds to a change in the price of another good, represented as a ratio.

Complements

Goods or services that are used together, where the consumption of one enhances the use or value of the other.

Inferior Goods

Goods for which demand decreases as consumer income rises, opposite to normal goods.