Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.5

7.5 — practice question

At its present output level, a firm discovers that its short-run marginal cost is lower than its short-run average variable cost. What conclusion can be reached about the firm from this information?

  • AAverage variable cost is constant.
  • BAverage variable cost is falling.
  • CAverage variable cost is greater than its average total cost.
  • DAverage variable cost is rising.

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