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A. economies of scale. B. diseconomies of scale. C. constant returns to scale.

If a firm’s long-run average cost of production increases by15 percent as a result of an8 percent increase in production the firm is most likely experiencing:

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2014/10/23
VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

The effect of increase in average cost of production over a long period can only be nullified by increase in Scale of Production by utilizing the remaining production capacities or by increasing the present level capacities by up gradation. Under the presumption: dis -economies in scale could be the answer.

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

B.

Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh
by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed

It is B

Muhammad Adeel
by Muhammad Adeel , Sales And Marketing Executive , TANZEEM HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL LLC

I agree, it is dis-economies of scale.