Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486819
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 3MCQ
To determine

Choose the best answer from the following options: Marginal returns start to decrease when more and more workers ___.

  1. Have to share the same equipment and workspace
  2. Produce less and less total output
  3. Require jobs to be too specialized
  4. Produce less and less average product

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Which of the following describes the law of diminishing returns to labor?     A. When one more worker got hired their marginal product was negative   B. When one more worker got hired total product of the firm went down   C. When one more worker got hired their marginal product was lower than the marginal product of the previous worker
When you have diminishing marginal returns to labor A. variable costs fall as more output is produced B. fixed costs rise as more output is produced because you have to buy more equipment to compensate C. variable costs remain constant as more output is produced D. variable costs rise as more output is produced
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