Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.5

7.5 — practice question

(a)[12]

‘If a firm is facing diminishing returns and diseconomies of scale, its output has to be falling.' Explain whether this statement is true.

(b)[13]

‘It is certain that firms maximise profits where marginal cost equals marginal revenue, and that this is what all firms seek to do.' Discuss this assertion.

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