"As I Add More Workers to the Factory Line,the Additional

question 104

Multiple Choice

"As I add more workers to the factory line,the additional output produced by each additional worker seems to decline.Eventually,the workers just get in each others' way." This statement by a factory supervisor refers to:

• A)the law of comparative advantage.
• B)the law of demand.
• C)the law of supply.
• D)the law of diminishing marginal utility.
• E)the law of diminishing marginal returns.

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Semiannual Compounding

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Effective Interest

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Interest calculation method where interest earned is added to the principal sum each month, increasing the total amount on which future interest is computed.

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