A Population Will Most Likely Increase If It Is Made

question 47

True/False

A population will most likely increase if it is made up mostly of individuals in the 'reproductive' or 'near reproductive' stages.

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Definitions:

Pin Factory

Illustration by Adam Smith in "The Wealth of Nations" on how division of labor increases productivity, using a pin factory as an example.

Diminishing Returns

The principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while others remain constant, the overall returns will initially increase but there will come a point where the added benefits will start to decrease.

Increasing Returns

An increase in firm’s output by a larger percentage than the percentage increase in its inputs.

MC

Marginal Cost, the change in total production cost that comes from making or producing one additional unit.