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Problem on cost curve

The following diagram illustrates the short-run average total cost curves for five different plant sizes of any firm. The shape of each curve reflects: 1) increasing returns, followed by diminishing returns. 2) economies of scale, followed by diseconomies of scale. 3) constant costs. 4) increasing costs, followed by decreasing costs.

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