If a Firm Has a Downward-Sloping Long-Run Average Cost Curve

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a firm has a downward-sloping long-run average cost curve over the entire range of market demand, it is a

• A)local monopoly
• B)resource monopoly
• C)monopsony
• D)output monopoly
• E)natural monopoly

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