Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486819
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 6MCQ
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Choose the correct answer from the following options: An increase in the wage rate ____.

  1. Shifts the average total cost curve and the marginal cost curve upward
  2. Shifts the average fixed cost and average variable cost curve upward
  3. Increases average variable cost but does not change marginal cost
  4. Does not change average variable cost but increases average total cost

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