If the Marginal Product of Labor Is Decreasing in Labor

question 256

Multiple Choice

If the marginal product of labor is decreasing in labor, then a firm-level labor demand curve is:

• A) positively sloped.
• B) negatively sloped.
• C) flat.
• D) varied.

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