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The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a tolled freeway running through the state of Pennsylvania. Motorists must pay tolls at various points along the Turnpike based on the distance they traveled on the freeway. Suppose that despite the tolls, many motorists in the urban areas use the Turnpike causing traffic to slow during peak times. What type of good would the Turnpike be classified as in this case?
Increasing Returns
The situation in which output increases by a larger proportion than the increase in inputs used in production.
Workers
Individuals who perform tasks or work for compensation, typically within the structure of employment by organizations or companies.
Marginal Product
The increase in output that results from employing one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.
Total Product
The total quantity of output produced by a firm from a given quantity of inputs during a certain period of time.
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