5. The table below shows the long-run total cost of three different firms. Output Firm 1 Firm 2 Firm 3 1 $8 $5 $7 2 14 12 12 3 18 21 15 4 20 32 24 a. Which firm(s) experience economies of scale for all 4 units of output? b. What is Firm #3's minimum efficient scale?
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