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Commerce · Q230

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 230

Q230

As output increases

A.
MC curve initially falls and then rises
Answer
B.
MC initially rises and then falls
C.
MC continuously rises
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
As output increases when MC curve initially falls and then rises. The Marginal Cost curve is U shaped because initially when a firm increases its output, total costs, as well as variable costs, start to increase at a diminishing rate. Then as output rises, the marginal cost increases.