The Short-Run Average Variable Cost Curve _____

question 81

Multiple Choice

The short-run average variable cost curve _____

• A)is always downward sloping.
• B)starts at the origin and always slopes upward.
• C)starts above the origin and always slopes upward.
• D)is a horizontal line intersecting the vertical axis.
• E)slopes downward at low rates of output and then slopes upward at higher rates of output.

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