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Chapter 9.8, Problem 2QQ
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Changes in short run average total cost .
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The unlabeled red curves in this figure derive their shapes from:
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b. increasing, then decreasing, short-run returns.
c. economies, then diseconomies, of scale.
d. diseconomies, then economies, of scale.
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Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.2 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3QQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 4QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 1QQCh. 9.8 - Prob. 2QQ
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- Whenever a firm increases both its labor and capital by 2 percent, and as a result, output increases by more than 2 percent, then the production process is exhibiting a. increasing returns to scale. b. constant returns to scale. c. decreasing returns to scale. d. economies of scale. e. both a) and d) are correctarrow_forwardProduction Point Capital (K) Labor (L) Output (Q) A 1 1 2 B 2 2 C 1 3 D 2 4 E 1 5 F 2 6 G 1 7 H 2 8 X The profuction function is given as: Q=αK + βL B andf E lie on the same isoquant, while D and G are on a higher isoquant. 3. a. This production exhibits what kind of returns to scale? Explain how you arrived at this conclusion. b. Will any combination of α and β lead to this production exhibiting increasing returns to scale? c. True or false. In general, production can display diminishing returns in all variables but still display increasing returns to scale. Explain.arrow_forwardIf there are diseconomies of scale within a given range of output, which of following is(are) TRUE? A.Long-run average cost must equal short-run average cost. B.The long-run average cost curve must be upward sloping within that range of output. C.The short-run average cost curve must be upward sloping within that range of output. D. All of the above.arrow_forward
- Economies to scale refer to Select one: a. the point at which marginal cost equals average cost. b. the fact that in the long run, fixed costs remain constant as output increases. c. the range of output over which the long-run average cost falls as output increases. d. a feature of short-run production functions but not long-run production functions.arrow_forwardExplain the differences between diminishing marginal returns and diseconomies of scale.arrow_forward7. Define Economies of Scale, Diseconomies of Scale, Constant returns to scale.arrow_forward
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