If a production function is represented as q = LaKb, the long-run average cost curve will be horizontal as long as
A) a + b = 0.
B) a + b = 1.
C) q > 0.
D) L = K.
B
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a. are flatter than the budget line at the endowment point. b. must be straight lines. c. have absolute slopes less than 1 along the 45° line. d. have absolute slopes greater than 1 along the 45° line.
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A. an increase in the Z factors. B. an increase in net taxes. C. an increase in government spending. D. all of the above.