Given Constant Quantities of All Other Factors, When Additional Units

question 210

Multiple Choice

Given constant quantities of all other factors, when additional units of a variable factor of production reduce total output, the firm is experiencing:

• A) constant marginal returns.
• B) increasing marginal returns.
• C) diminishing marginal returns.
• D) negative marginal returns.

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