Which of the following least likely describes a firm that is experiencing economies of scale? Select the correct answer below
A) A firm produces hand-painted plates. The firm has no fixed costs, any worker for the firm takes the same amount of time to paint one item regardless of how many items they paint, and the firm cannot receive any discounts for ordering raw materials in bulk.
B) In order to manufacture its product, a firm must purchase one very expensive piece of equipment. Once it has that piece of equipment, the firm can produce as much of the product as it wants at almost no additional cost.
C) As the number of workers at a firm increases, the firm has almost unending opportunities to further specialize the tasks its workers complete, and in each case specialization leads to greater efficiency
D) In order to supply a utility to a house, a utility company must connect the house to some part of its existing infrastructure

In march 2012, the state of california started requiring that all packaging for food and drink with the additive 4-methylimidazole (4-mi) be clearly labeled with a cancer warning. because of this, both pepsi and coke changed their formula to eliminate 4-mi as an ingredient. if pepsi and coke did not change their formula, holding all else constant, what would have happened to the demand for these goods, assuming pepsi and coke were in a competitive market? a. the demand curve for both pepsi and coke would have shifted to the right, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for the companies to fall. b. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have remained unchanged, but the price of both products would have decreased and the profits for the companies would have fallen. c. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have decreased, but the prices and profits would not have changed. d. the demand curve for only one of them would change because pepsi and coke are substitutes. e. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have shifted to the left, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for both companies to fall.