When the Firm Increases Output and the Costs Rise Disproportionately

question 205

Multiple Choice

When the firm increases output and the costs rise disproportionately slower, then the long-run average cost curve is ________ and the firm is experiencing ________.

• A) horizontal; constant returns to scale
• B) downward sloping; constant returns to scale
• C) upward sloping; diseconomies of scale
• D) downward sloping; economies of scale

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