The Short-Run Average Total Cost Curve Is U-Shaped Because

question 284

Multiple Choice

The short-run average total cost curve is U-shaped because

• A)average fixed costs decline continuously as output increases.
• B)of increasing and diminishing returns.
• C)of economies and diseconomies of scale.
• D)minimum efficient scale is encountered.

Understand the implications of market dynamics on resource allocation and industry supply in the long run.

Recognize the transformative impact of competition on societal welfare through innovation and efficiency.

Understand the conditions for long-run equilibrium in purely competitive markets and the achievement of normal economic profits.

Recognize the allocation efficiency in pure competition where production occurs at the output level where P = MC.

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