Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Horizontal integration entails the merger of a firm and its supplier or a firm and its customer.
• B)Like insurance,hedging involves contracts or transactions that provide the firm with cash flows that offset its losses from price changes.
• C)For many firms,changes in the market prices of the raw materials they use and the goods they produce may be the most important source of risk to their profitability.
• D)Because an increase in the price of the commodity raises the firm's costs and the supplier's revenues,these firms can offset their risks by merging.

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Definitions:

Returns to Scale

The rate at which output increases as inputs are proportionally increased, indicating either increasing, constant, or decreasing efficiency in production.

Long-Run Average Cost

The average cost per unit of output when all inputs, including capital, are variable, allowing for the adjustment of all factors in production to achieve the lowest cost.

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced in a given period of time.

Returns to Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportionate increase in all inputs (factors of production), where increasing, constant, and decreasing returns to scale can occur.