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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 

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36) A firm encountering economies of scale over some range of output will have a:

a) rising long-run average cost curve.

b) falling long-run average cost curve.

c) constant long-run average cost curve.

d) rising, then falling, then rising long-run average cost curve.

37) When a firm doubles its inputs and finds that its output has more than doubled, this is known as:

a) economies of scale.

b) constant returns to scale.

c) diseconomies of scale.

d) a violation of the law of diminishing returns.

38) The larger the diameter of a natural gas pipeline, the lower is the average total cost of transmitting 1,000 cubic feet of gas 1,000 miles. This is an example of:

a) economies of scale.

b) normative economies.

c) diminishing marginal returns.

d) an increasing marginal product of labor.

39) If all resources used in the production of a product are increased by 20 percent and output increases by 20 percent, then there must be:

a) economies of scale.

b) constant returns to scale.

c) diseconomies of scale.

d) increasing the average total costs.

40) Economies and diseconomies of scale explain why the:

a) short-run average fixed cost curve declines so long as output increases.

b) marginal cost curve must intersect the minimum point of the firm's average total cost curve.

c) long-run average total cost curve is typically U-shaped.

d) short-run average variable cost curve is U-shaped.

Economies of scale exist when the long run average cost curve is:

A) Rising

B) Falling

C) Constant

D) None of the above

If a higher level of production allows workers to specialize in particular tasks, a firm will likely exhibit _____ of scale and ______ average total cost.

a. economies, falling

b. economies, rising

c. diseconomies, falling

d. diseconomies, rising

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