When the 7th Worker Is Hired,output Increases from 100 Units

question 44

Multiple Choice

When the 7th worker is hired,output increases from 100 units per week to 110 units per week.When the 8th worker is hired,output increases from 110 units to 118 units.This is an example of

• A)diminishing marginal returns.
• B)diminishing marginal cost.
• C)decreasing returns to scale.
• D)labour-intensive production.
• E)increasing returns to scale.

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Definitions:

Depersonalisation

The perception and treatment of self and others not as unique individual persons but as prototypical embodiments of a social group.

Ingroup Prototype

The most representative or ideal example of the characteristics and behaviors of an ingroup, serving as a standard or model for group members.

Outgroup Prototype

refers to the generalized, often simplified, perceptions or stereotypes that individuals hold about members of a group to which they do not belong.

Relative Homogeneity Effect

A perception bias where individuals see out-group members as more similar to each other than in-group members, often leading to stereotyping.