Causes of nonlinearity include all of the following except
A) additivity may be absent because mixing one cup each of two ingredients may produce less than 2 cups of products
B) increasing sales may result in less than proportionate total sales revenue because of price breaks
C) doubling of sales volume doubles sales revenue
D) economies produced in consumption of raw materials, such as making a 4-pack, uses less materials than individual wraps

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Nonlinearity implies that the relationship between variables is not a straight line, meaning outcomes do not change proportionately with changes in input. Choices A, B, and D all describe scenarios where outcomes do not scale linearly with inputs. However, choice C describes a linear relationship where doubling sales volume exactly doubles sales revenue, which is a characteristic of linearity, not nonlinearity.

Causes of Nonlinearity Include All of the Following Except