If Short-Run Average Cost Is Increasing Then

question 19

Multiple Choice

If short-run average cost is increasing then:

• A) average fixed cost must be increasing.
• B) marginal cost must be decreasing.
• C) marginal cost must be greater than short-run average cost.
• D) the production function displays decreasing returns to scale.
• E) average variable cost must be decreasing.

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