Doubling the Circumference of an Oil Pipeline More Than Doubles

question 164

Multiple Choice

Doubling the circumference of an oil pipeline more than doubles the volume of oil that can be pumped through.This is an example of

• A)production inefficiency
• B)diminishing marginal returns
• C)diseconomies of scale
• D)constant returns to scale
• E)economies of scale

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