Question 3 Discuss the relationship between Long-Run Average Cost and Short-Run Average Cost for a firm. Show this diagrammatically. What are the strategic implications of a Long-Run Average Cost curve showing existence of economies of scale?

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Short-Run Costs and Long-Run Costs

Cost of short-run and the long-run is an economic term that describes the cost involved in the production of goods in a firm in the short as well as long period.