Evidence from Empirical Studies of Long-Run Cost-Output Relationships Lends Support

question 5

Multiple Choice

Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships lends support to the:

• A) existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function
• B) hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease,then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm
• C) hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the ranges of output examined
• D) hypothesis that total costs increase linearly over some considerable range of output examined
• E) none of the above

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