Average Fixed Costs in the Short Run

question 193

Multiple Choice

Average fixed costs in the short run

• A) increase as the quantity produced increases.
• B) decrease as the quantity produced increases.
• C) first decrease, then increase eventually as the quantity produced increases.
• D) first increase, then decrease eventually as the quantity produced increases.

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