If a firm increases all of its inputs by 10 percent and its output increases by 15 percent, then:

A. it is encountering diseconomies of scale.
B. it is encountering economies of scale.
C. the law of diminishing returns is taking hold.
D. the firm's long-run ATC curve will be rising.

Answer: B

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