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question 128

Multiple Choice

Figure 7.11 Figure 7.11 illustrates the long-run average cost curve for a firm that produces picture frames.The graph also includes short-run average cost curves for three firm sizes: ATC_a, ATC_b and ATC_c.
-Refer to Figure 7.11.If the firm chooses to produce and sell 25 000 frames per month by operating in the short run with a scale operation represented by ATC_c

• A)the firm will not be operating efficiently.
• B)the firm will be operating efficiently.
• C)the firm would lower its average costs by reducing its scale of operation.
• D)the firm will not be able to earn a profit.

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Male reproductive cells, or sperm, responsible for fertilizing the female ovum.

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A condition where one or both of the testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum in male infants.

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Inflammation of the head (glans) of the penis, often due to infection.

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The sensitive bulbous structure at the distal end of the penis.