The diagram shows the short-run average total cost curves for five different plant sizes of a firm. The shape of each individual curve reflects:





A. increasing returns, followed by diminishing returns.

B. economies of scale, followed by diseconomies of scale.

C. constant costs.

D. increasing costs, followed by decreasing costs.


A. increasing returns, followed by diminishing returns.

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