After Hiring a New Employee,a Manager Finds That the Total

question 74

Multiple Choice

After hiring a new employee,a manager finds that the total output has increased.When the manager hires another employee however,he realizes that although the total production has increased,the increment is less than the previous case.This is the result of:

• A)diseconomies of scale.
• B)a general economic downturn.
• C)diminishing marginal returns.
• D)the lack of skills of the two employees.
• E)constant returns to scale.

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A visual chart that illustrates how the price of an item correlates with the amount of the item that sellers are prepared to offer.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one more unit of a good or service changes as production volume increases.

Average Revenue

The amount of income generated per unit of sale or services rendered, calculated by dividing the total revenue by the number of units sold.

Total Revenue

The overall amount of money generated by a firm from selling its products or services, calculated as the quantity of goods sold multiplied by the price of the goods.