alleryStart learning →Why is a nuclear plant very inefficient at small output levels?
AIt has high average cost there
BIt has zero fixed cost
CIts marginal cost is negative
DIt faces no capacity limit
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It has high average cost there
Its large indivisible fixed cost is spread over few units, so unit cost is very high at small scale.
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