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Commerce · Q136

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 136

Q136

Which of the following cost curves is never U-shaped?

A.
Average cost curve
B.
Marginal cost curve
C.
Average variable cost curve
D.
Average fixed cost curve
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Average fixed cost curve is never U-shaped. The average fixed costs AFC curve is downward sloping because fixed costs are distributed over a larger volume when the quantity produced increases.