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The rising part of the short-run average cost curve is due to what?
AFalling fixed costs
BDiminishing returns
CEconomies of scale
DFalling wage rates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Diminishing returns
Beyond some output, extra variable input adds less and less output, pushing unit costs up.
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