The Marginal Product of a Factor of Production

question 14

Multiple Choice

The marginal product of a factor of production

• A) is equal to the ratio of the amount that factor of production to the amount of output produced.
• B) is equal to the amount of additional output that can be produced with one additional unit of each factor input.
• C) is equal to the amount of additional output that can be produced with one additional unit of that factor input, holding constant the quantities of the other factor inputs.
• D) always exceeds the average product of that factor input, holding constant the quantities of the other factor inputs.
• E) is equal to the additional output that can be produced with an additional change in total factor productivity.

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Definitions:

Maturity Bond

A fixed-income security that repays the principal along with interest at the end of a specified period.

Forward Interest Rate

A future rate agreed upon for a financial transaction or investment that will be carried out at a later date.

Term Structure

The relationship between interest rates (or bond yields) and different terms (or maturities), typically depicted in a yield curve.

Expectations Theory

A theory suggesting that long-term interest rates reflect the market's expectation for future short-term rates.