Whenever average cost is increasing, marginal cost must also be increasing.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Rationale:

Whenever average cost is increasing, marginal cost must lie above average cost -- but it does not have to be increasing. The following, for instance, is possible.

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