When the Marginal Revenue Product of an Input Is Less

question 110

Multiple Choice

When the marginal revenue product of an input is less than its price, the

• A) producer should expand the use of that input.
• B) price of the input will automatically rise in a free market.
• C) producer should reduce the use of that input.
• D) marginal physical product of that input must be below its average physical product.

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