An Insurance Agent Rents a Building and Has a Three-Year

question 49

Multiple Choice

An insurance agent rents a building and has a three-year lease.An increase in the rent for the building increases the agent's

• A) total cost and average variable cost.
• B) total variable cost and average variable cost.
• C) total fixed cost and total variable cost.
• D) total fixed cost and average fixed cost.
• E) total variable cost and total cost.

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