(Table) Based on the Table, John's Salsa Company Faces Diminishing

question 259

Multiple Choice

(Table) Based on the table, John's Salsa Company faces diminishing marginal returns when the _____ employee is hired.
$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Labor } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total } \\\text { Product }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 9 \\\hline 2 & 20 \\\hline 3 & 33 \\\hline 4 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) first
• B) second
• C) third
• D) fourth

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