The Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns

Multiple Choice

The law of diminishing marginal returns

A) explains why the average total cost and marginal cost curves are U-shaped in the short run.
B) explains why the average total cost, average fixed cost, and the marginal cost curves are U-shaped in the short run.
C) causes average total cost to rise at a decreasing rate as output increases.
D) causes the difference between average total cost and average variable cost to get smaller as output increases.