When a Small Amount of Output Is Produced Per Unit

question 168

Multiple Choice

When a small amount of output is produced per unit of the input, the input is said to exhibit

• A) high productivity.
• B) low productivity.
• C) marginal productivity.
• D) derived productivity.

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