When the firm increases output and the costs rise proportionately, then the long-run average cost curve is ________ and the firm is experiencing ________.
A. horizontal; constant returns to scale
B. downward sloping; constant returns to scale
C. upward sloping; diseconomies of scale
D. downward sloping; economies of scale
Answer: A
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