Asked by
Akhil Dasari
on Nov 04, 2024Verified
As new firms enter a decreasing-cost industry
A) the LRAC curve shifts down.
B) the LRAC curve shifts up.
C) the position of the LRAC curve doesn't change, but firms move down their LRAC curve.
D) the position of the LRAC curve doesn't change, but firms move up their LRAC curve.
Decreasing-Cost Industry
An industry in which the costs of production decrease as the industry grows and output increases.
LRAC Curve
Stands for Long-Run Average Cost curve, which shows the lowest average cost at which a firm can produce any given level of output in the long term when all inputs are variable.
- Examine how internal and external economies and diseconomies of scale affect the long-range average cost.
Verified Answer
BS
Learning Objectives
- Examine how internal and external economies and diseconomies of scale affect the long-range average cost.