Red Stone Creamery Currently Hires 5 Workers

question 325

Multiple Choice

Red Stone Creamery currently hires 5 workers.When it added a 6th worker, its output actually fell.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The marginal product of the sixth worker must be negative.
• B)The average product of the sixth worker is negative.
• C)The sixth worker is not as skilled as the fifth worker.
• D)The total product becomes negative.

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