If a Firm's Long-Run Average Total Curve Shows That It

question 81

Multiple Choice

If a firm's long-run average total curve shows that it can produce 5,000 DVDs at an average cost of $2.00 and 15,000 DVDs at an average cost of $1.50, this is evidence of

• A)diminishing returns.
• B)economies of scale.
• C)diseconomies of scale.
• D)the law of supply.

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Definitions:

Double-declining-balance Method

A depreciation approach that speeds up the process by using a rate twice that of the typical straight-line method.

Sales Price

The amount of money charged for a product or service, or the sum a customer pays to purchase something.

Salvage Value

The presumed value for resale of an asset at life’s operational end.

Depreciation

The methodical reduction of the recorded cost of a fixed asset to allocate its expense over its useful life.