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Transcribed Image Text:1. Economies of scale
Vision Source is a cable television provider. In the long run, Vision Source can provide cable television for 20,000 homes each month at a total cost of
$700,000, cable television for 30,000 homes at a total cost of $750,000, or cable television for 40,000 homes at a total cost of $800,000.
Use the purple points (diamond symbol) on this graph to plot points of the long-run average cost curve at outputs of 20,000, 30,000, and 40,000
homes.
50
Average cost
40
30
10
10
20
30
40
50
HOMES SERVED (Thousands)
AVERAGE COST (Dollars per home per month)
20

Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that Vision Source provides cable television for all 40,000 homes that purchase cable in the metropolitan area.
For the first 40,000 homes, Vision Source faces:
Economies of scope
Increasing returns to scale
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