Consider the following table of long-run total costs for three different firms: Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Firm A $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $110 $120 Firm B  11 24 39 56 75 96 119 Firm C 21 34 49 66 85 106 129 Does each of these firms experience economies of scale or diseconomies of scale?To find additional study resources, visit cengagebrain.com,

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