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Diminishing returns are a reason that:
the marginal cost curve is downward sloping.
fixed costs remain constant.
the marginal cost curve is upward sloping.
the average fixed cost curve is downward sloping.
When a firm produces a small amount of output, the spreading effect:
is stronger than the diminishing returns effect.
is weaker than the diminishing returns effect.
and the diminishing returns effect are equal.
As production increases and the fixed cost is divided by larger quantities of output,
average fixed cost drops. This is referred to as the _____ effect.
The eventual increase in AVC as output increases is the _____ effect.
If ATC is equal to MC, then the firm is operating:
at the minimum point of ATC.
on the downward-sloping portion of ATC.
on the upward-sloping portion of ATC.
with increasing returns to scale.
The curve that illustrates the relationship between output and average total cost when
the fixed cost has been chosen to minimize average total cost for each level of output is
the _____ curve.
short-run average total cost
long-run average total cost