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question 6

Multiple Choice

Refer to Figure 8.6,which shows a firm's short-run average cost curves for three different levels of capital.Which of the following statements about short-run and long-run marginal cost is true?

• A) Long-run marginal cost equals short-run marginal cost at 50 units of output.
• B) Long-run marginal cost equals short-run marginal cost at 130 units of output.
• C) Long-run marginal cost equals short-run marginal cost at 160 units of output.
• D) Long-run marginal cost and short-run marginal cost are never equal.

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