When a Firm's Long-Run Average Cost Curve Is Horizontal for a Range

question 251

Multiple Choice

When a firm's long-run average cost curve is horizontal for a range of output, then that range of production displays

• A)increasing returns to scale.
• B)constant returns to scale.
• C)decreasing returns to scale.
• D)constant average fixed costs.

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