(Table) Based on the Table, as Long as Marginal Product

question 56

Multiple Choice

(Table) Based on the table, as long as marginal product is greater than average product the
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Labor } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Product }\end{array} & \text { MP } & \text { AP } \\\hline 1 & 5 & 5 & 5 \\\hline 2 & 12 & 7 & 6 \\\hline 3 & 21 & & 7 \\\hline 4 & 31 & 10 & 7.75 \\\hline 5 & 40 & 9 & 8 \\\hline 6 & 48 & 8 & \\\hline 7 & & 6 & 7.71 \\\hline 8 & 57 & 3 & 7.12 \\\hline 9 & 57 & 0 & 6.33 \\\hline 10 & 54 & -3 & 5.4 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) average product declines.
• B) marginal product will be negative.
• C) average product rises.
• D) average product will be negative.

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