Recall the Application about the supply of shipping services to answer the following question(s).Recall the Application. The reason why the short-run supply curve for cargo is upward sloping is that its:

A. marginal cost is upward sloping.
B. market demand curve is upward sloping.
C. average fixed cost is upward sloping.
D. All of these are correct.


Answer: A

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