A Firm Whose Production Function Displays Increasing Returns to Scale

question 7

Multiple Choice

A firm whose production function displays increasing returns to scale will have a total cost curve that is

• A)a straight line through the origin.
• B)a curve with a positive and continually decreasing slope.
• C)a curve with a positive and continually increasing slope.
• D)a curve with a negative and continually decreasing slope.

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