The Principle That "As One Input Increases While the Other

question 167

Multiple Choice

The principle that "as one input increases while the other inputs are held fixed,output beyond some point will exhibit increases at a decreasing rate" is known as the

• A) marginal principle.
• B) principle of opportunity cost.
• C) principle of diminishing returns.
• D) spillover principle.

Grasp the significance of optimal plant size and its dependence on expected output levels.

Appreciate the economic rationale behind the cost structures of firms and the implications for resource allocation.

Understand the concepts of explicit and implicit costs and their role in production.

Differentiate between economic profit and accounting profit, including the inclusion of opportunity costs.

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