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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the three figures below, depicting possible cost functions for a firm. The horizontal axis measures output in all figures, while
the vertical axis measures dollars.
A
B
Which of the following statements are correct?
Choose one or more:
ⒸA. Figure A could represent the average total cost.
OB. Figure B could represent the average total cost.
C. Figure C could represent the average total cost.
OD. If Figure B represents the average variable cost, then Figure C could not represent the average total cost.
OE. If Figure B represents the marginal cost, then Figure C cannot represent the average total cost.
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