A Decrease in Long-Run Average Costs Resulting from Decreases in Output

question 340

Multiple Choice

A decrease in long-run average costs resulting from decreases in output is

• A) attributed to constant returns to scale.
• B) attributed to economies of scale.
• C) attributed to the law of diminishing marginal product.
• D) attributed to diseconomies to scale.

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