-Graphing the data in the above table with the number of workers on the horizontal axis and the average cost on the vertical axis, the graph would show
A) no relationship.
B) first a negative and then a positive relationship.
C) a horizontal line.
D) a linear relationship.

Question

-Graphing the data in the above table with the number of workers on the horizontal axis and the average cost on the vertical axis, the graph would show
A) no relationship. 
B) first a negative and then a positive relationship. 
C) a horizontal line. 
D) a linear relationship.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The average cost typically decreases as the number of workers increases due to economies of scale, and then may increase if there are too many workers leading to inefficiencies, showing first a negative and then a positive relationship.

-Graphing the Data in the Above Table with the Number