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Economics · Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 13 · Question 15

2281Firms’ costs, revenue and objectives

A firm producing bicycles has the following costs at different levels of output. | output | total fixed costs ($) | total variable costs ($) | |---|---|---| | 10 | 300 | 800 | | 20 | 300 | 1500 | | 30 | 300 | 3300 | What happens to the average total cost over this range of output?

  1. AIt falls continuously.
  2. BIt falls then rises.
  3. CIt rises continuously.
  4. DIt rises then falls.

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Correct answer: B. It falls then rises.

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