If We Add Successive Laborers to Work a Given Amount

question 286

Multiple Choice

If we add successive laborers to work a given amount of land on a wheat farm, eventually

• A) average total cost will fall to zero.
• B) the increases in wheat harvested will rise at a constant rate.
• C) the increases in wheat harvested will get smaller and smaller.
• D) the increases in wheat harvested will get larger and larger.

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Definitions:

Negligence

The failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances, leading to harm or damage.

Damages

Compensation claimed by a person who has suffered loss or harm due to the wrongful act of another.

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Nominal Damages

A symbolic small amount of money awarded in court to recognize that a legal wrong has occurred, without the plaintiff having suffered significant loss.