02. Average Variable Cost beyond Q=10 is O (a) positive and increasing O (b) negative and increasing O (c) positive and decreasing O (d) negative and decreasing
02. Average Variable Cost beyond Q=10 is O (a) positive and increasing O (b) negative and increasing O (c) positive and decreasing O (d) negative and decreasing
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Transcribed Image Text:### Graph Descriptions:
#### Left Graph:
- **Title:** Costs vs. Quantity
- **Axes:**
- Vertical: Cost in dollars ($)
- Horizontal: Quantity (Q) ranging from 0 to 20
- **Curves:**
- **TC (Total Cost):** Starts around 50 at Q=0 and increases exponentially.
- **TVC (Total Variable Cost):** Starts at 0 and increases less steeply than TC.
- **TFC (Total Fixed Cost):** Horizontal line constant at around 50.
#### Right Graph:
- **Title:** Cost Structures
- **Axes:**
- Vertical: Cost in dollars ($)
- Horizontal: Quantity (Q) ranging from 0 to 20
- **Curves:**
- **MC (Marginal Cost):** U-shaped curve, initially decreases, reaches a minimum, then increases.
- **AC (Average Cost):** U-shaped, similar path to MC but more flattened.
- **AVC (Average Variable Cost):** Below AC, U-shaped but starts higher than MC.
- **AFC (Average Fixed Cost):** Decreases consistently as Q increases.
### Question:
- **02. Average Variable Cost beyond Q=10 is**
- (a) positive and increasing
- (b) negative and increasing
- (c) positive and decreasing
- (d) negative and decreasing
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