Exhibit 21-8 ​

question 129

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 21-8
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-Exhibit 21-8 shows how output varies with the only variable input used in its production. The table indicates that diminishing marginal returns set in with the hiring of which unit of labor?

• A)first
• B)second
• C)third
• D)fourth
• E)fifth

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