If your firm is operating in the negatively sloped portion of a long-run average total cost curve,then your production exhibits:

A) higher wages.
B) increasing returns to scale.
C) decreasing returns to scale.
D) increased input prices.

Returns to Scale

The rate at which output increases as inputs are increased proportionally.

Long-Run Average Total Cost

The average cost per unit of output when all input factors are variable, and economies of scale are fully exploited.

Production

The process of creating goods and services from various inputs like labor, knowledge, and raw materials.