When considering voting options, if option X beats Y, and Y beats Z, then transitivity says that:

Diseconomies of scale can occur as a result of which of the following?

A) increasing marginal returns as the firm increases its size B) lower total fixed cost as the firm increases its size C) management difficulties as the firm increases its size D) greater specialization of labor and capital as the firm increases its size E) increases in the labor force not matched by increases in the plant

Which of the following statements regarding a competitive firm is correct?

a. Because demand is downward sloping, if a firm increases its level of output, the firm will have to charge a lower price to sell the additional output. b. If a firm raises its price, the firm may be able to increase its total revenue even though it will sell fewer units. c. By lowering its price below the market price, the firm will benefit from selling more units at the lower price than it could have sold by charging the market price. d. For all firms, average revenue equals the price of the good.