问题如下:
Healthy Co. is a factory which producing health care products. The long-run average total cost is $15 per unit and total output is 500 units. The manager plans to increase the total output to 600 units. After some calculation, it is expected that the long-run average total cost will increase to $18. Which of the following description about Healthy Co. is most appropriate?
选项:
A.Healthy Co. is experiencing the constant returns to scale.
B.Healthy Co. is experiencing the diseconomies of scale.
C.Healthy Co. is experiencing the economies of scale.
解释:
B is correct.
When the scale of the business increases (at 600/500-1=20%), the average unit costs increases (at 18/15-1=20%) as well. An upward-sloping long-run average total cost curve means diseconomies of scale.
考点:规模经济。
解析:产出上涨了600/500-1=20%,平均销售成本也上涨了18/15-1=20%
注意到平均单位成本的上涨就意味着企业运行在规模不经济的阶段。
这个题是否可以这样理解,如果是规模经济的话,那么随着产量上升单位成本应该下降或者不变,但是单位成本上升了,那么应该是规模不经济了