A Firm Uses Workers and Seed to Grow Lettuce

question 126

Multiple Choice

A firm uses workers and seed to grow lettuce.Its lettuce output rises from 100 tons to 200 tons when the number of workers increases from 25 to 75.Its production process shows

• A)decreasing returns to scale.
• B)diminishing returns to labor.
• C)increasing long-run average cost.
• D)decreasing short-run average variable cost.

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