88) The figure below shows a family of cost curves for a firm. The subscripts 1, 2, and 3 for the SRATC curves refer to different plant sizes. Cost FIGURE 8-2 B SRATC₁ D E SRATC₂ Select one: O a. technically inefficient methods of production, given that they lie above the LRAC. SRATC3 O b. the lowest cost attainable, given that the plant size is the largest it can possibly be. O c. the output that is possible when all factors of production are fixed. O d. the lowest cost attainable for any given plant size. O e. optimal plant sizes in the long run. F Q5 Refer to Figure 8-2. The points of tangency between each of the three SRATC curves and the LRAC curve show Output LRAC
88) The figure below shows a family of cost curves for a firm. The subscripts 1, 2, and 3 for the SRATC curves refer to different plant sizes. Cost FIGURE 8-2 B SRATC₁ D E SRATC₂ Select one: O a. technically inefficient methods of production, given that they lie above the LRAC. SRATC3 O b. the lowest cost attainable, given that the plant size is the largest it can possibly be. O c. the output that is possible when all factors of production are fixed. O d. the lowest cost attainable for any given plant size. O e. optimal plant sizes in the long run. F Q5 Refer to Figure 8-2. The points of tangency between each of the three SRATC curves and the LRAC curve show Output LRAC
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Transcribed Image Text:88) The figure below shows a family of cost curves for a firm. The subscripts 1, 2, and 3 for the SRATC curves refer to different plant sizes.
Cost
FIGURE 8-2
Q₁
B
C
SRATC₁
D
E
SRATC2
SRATC3
Select one:
O a. technically inefficient methods of production, given that they lie above the LRAC.
O b. the lowest cost attainable, given that the plant size is the largest it can possibly be.
O c. the output that is possible when all factors of production are fixed.
O d. the lowest cost attainable for any given plant size.
O e. optimal plant sizes in the long run.
F
Output
Refer to Figure 8-2. The points of tangency between each of the three SRATC curves and the LRAC curve show
LRAC
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