As Any Firm with Decreasing Returns to Scale Increases Its

question 15

Multiple Choice

As any firm with decreasing returns to scale increases its output:

• A) its average cost of production must rise.
• B) its average cost of production must fall.
• C) its total cost of production must fall.
• D) its marginal cost of production must rise.

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