An Economist Observed That as More Computers Are Added to a Factory,the

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Multiple Choice

An economist observed that as more computers are added to a factory,the costs of production initially decline,reach a minimum,and then rise.In a diagram that has costs on the vertical axis and the number of computers on the horizontal axis,the relationship always is

• A) negative and then linear after the minimum point.
• B) positive and then negative after the minimum point.
• C) negative and then positive after the minimum point.
• D) linear and then positive after the minimum point.
• E) negative both before and after the minimum point.

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