-The Table Above Gives the Cost Schedule for the X

question 109

Multiple Choice

-The table above gives the cost schedule for The X Firm.The data show that The X Firm's ________ curve is ________.

• A) ATC; U-shaped because the firm fixed costs are spread over larger amounts of output and the firm experiences decreasing marginal returns
• B) AFC; U-shaped because the firm spreads its fixed costs over larger and large amounts of output
• C) AVC; always declining because costs are divided across ever-increasing amounts of output
• D) MC; U-shaped because explicit costs exceed implicit costs
• E) ATC; U-shaped because output increases as costs increase

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