The SolarFarm powerplant has both fixed and variable costs. As the plant expands production, it first has constant returns to scale, and then diminishing returns to scale. (b) The government connects SolarFarm to a nearby town that is currently without electricity. Show in a new, large, graph how the market price and quantity of electricity sold change as a result.

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The SolarFarm powerplant has both fixed and variable costs. As the plant expands production, it first has constant returns to scale, and then diminishing returns to scale.
(b) The government connects SolarFarm to a nearby town that is currently without electricity. Show in a new, large, graph how the market price and quantity of electricity sold change as a result.

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