The Term Diminishing Returns Refers To

question 308

Multiple Choice

The term diminishing returns refers to:

• A) a falling interest rate that can be expected as one's investment in a single asset increases.
• B) a reduction in profits caused by increasing output beyond the optimal point.
• C) a decrease in total output due to the firm hiring uneducated workers.
• D) a decrease in the extra output due to the use of an additional unit of a variable input when all other inputs are held constant.

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Definitions:

Aggression

Behaviors or actions intended to harm or injure another person either physically or psychologically.

Aggressive Patterns

Repeated or habitual modes of aggressive behavior or reactions exhibited by individuals or groups.

Society

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Frustration-aggression Hypothesis

A theory proposing that frustration, or the blockage of an attempted action, leads to aggression or aggressive behavior.