Most banks in the United States are owned by the government and operate as nonprofit institutions.

If a straight line crosses the Y-axis at 5 and crosses the X-axis at 10, we can conclude that the slope of the line is

A) positive. B) negative. C) zero. D) infinity.

________ are forces that cause a reduction in a firm's average cost as the scale operation increases in the long run. ________ are forces that cause a firm's average cost to increase as the scale of operation increases in the long run

a. Diseconomies of scale; economies of scale. b. Economies of scale; diseconomies of scale. c. Increasing returns to a factor; decreasing returns to a factor d. Decreasing returns to a factor; increasing returns to a factor