Consider a Wal-Mart Supercenter and a 7-Eleven Store

Consider a Wal-Mart supercenter and a 7-Eleven store.In the long run,

A) Wal-Mart or 7-Eleven may have economies of scale depending on how many customers are served.
B) Wal-Mart will definitely have lower average costs because supercenters serve many more customers.
C) The 7-Eleven store will definitely have lower average costs because their small stores are cheaper to build.
D) Wal-Mart's average total cost will decline faster than the 7-Eleven store and experience diseconomies of scale.
E) The 7-Eleven store's average total cost will be lower than Wal-Mart's and always experience economies of scale.

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