Micro Economics For Today
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337613064
Author: Tucker, Irvin B.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Diseconomies of scale exist over the range of output for which the long-run average cost curve is
a. constant.
b. falling.
c. rising.
d. none of the above.
In the long run, if 1,000 units are produced at a cost of $8,000 and 1,200 units at a cost of $9,200, then in this output range there are
Select one:
a. economies of scale
b. increasing marginal returns
c. diminishing marginal returns
d. decreasing marginal costs
e. diseconomies of scale
When output increases from 20 to 30 units the total cost increases from $500 to $600. Assuming the fixed cost is $200, which of the following is true?
a.
Average total cost falls
b.
The production cost per unit is increasing
c.
Average fixed costs rise
d.
Marginal cost is equal to fixed cost
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