Wilbur's Bean Emporium serves barbeque sandwiches over the lunch hour. The marginal cost of t he 50th barbeque sandwich is $1.50. The average total cost of the 49th sandwich is $1.75. For Wilbur's Bean Emporium, __________ when output is 50 sandwiches.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: average total costs are falling

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