Multiple Choice
The short run, as economists use the phrase, is characterised by
A) all inputs being variable.
B) no variable inputs, that is, all of the factors of production are fixed.
C) a period where the law of diminishing returns does not hold.
D) at least one fixed factor of production and firms neither leaving nor entering the industry.
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