2. Consider the following table of long-run total costs for three different firms: Quantity Total Cost ($) Firm A Firm B Firm C 1 60 11 21 2 70 24 34 3 80 39 49 4 90 56 66 5 100 75 85 6 110 96 106 7 120 119 129 Does each of these firms experience economies of scale or diseconomies of scale? Explain your answer with necessary calculations.

2. Consider the following table of long-run total costs for three different firms: Quantity Total Cost ($) Firm A Firm B Firm C 1 60 11 21 2 70 24 34 3 80 39 49 4 90 56 66 5 100 75 85 6 110 96 106 7 120 119 129 Does each of these firms experience economies of scale or diseconomies of scale? Explain your answer with necessary calculations.

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter7: Production, Costs, And Industry Structure

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