Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.5

7.5 — practice question

In the short run, when output rises, which statement is true?

  • AAverage fixed cost first falls and then, beyond some point, rises.
  • BAverage variable cost increases as soon as the law of diminishing marginal returns begins to operate.
  • CThe minimum point of the average total cost curve occurs at a greater level of output than the minimum point of the average variable cost curve.
  • DWhen marginal cost reaches its minimum point, average variable cost must be greater than average fixed cost.

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