Suppose That with Two Fro-Yo Machines, 12 Workers Produce Eight

question 205

Multiple Choice

Suppose that with two fro-yo machines, 12 workers produce eight quarts of fro-yo.If the marginal product of the thirteenth worker is two quarts, then

• A)thirteen workers produce ten quarts
• B)thirteen workers produce two quarts
• C)the thirteenth worker alone produces ten quarts
• D)the law of diminishing returns cannot be operating in this example
• E)diminishing returns must begin with the thirteenth worker

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