alleryStart learning →What is the typical shape of the average variable cost curve?
ARising straight line
BU-shape (falls, rises)
CFalling straight line
DFlat horizontal line
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. U-shape (falls, rises)
AVC first falls with better use of inputs and later rises, giving a U shape.
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