(Figure: Determining Marginal Returns) Based on Both the Table and the Figure

question 52

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Determining Marginal Returns) Based on both the table and the figure, adding a third worker leads to _____ marginal returns.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Labor } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Total } \\\text { Product }\end{array} & \boldsymbol{M P} & \boldsymbol{A P} \\\hline 1 & 5 & 5 & 5 \\\hline 2 & 12 & 7 & 6 \\\hline 3 & 21 & 9 & 7 \\\hline 4 & 31 & 10 & 7.75 \\\hline 5 & 40 & 9 & 8 \\\hline 6 & 48 & 8 & 8 \\\hline 7 & 54 & 6 & 7.71 \\\hline 8 & 57 & 3 & 7.12 \\\hline 9 & 57 & 0 & 6.33 \\\hline 10 & 54 & -3 & 5.4 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) increasing
• B) diminishing
• C) constant
• D) negative

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A psychological theory developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the importance of unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping personality.

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