When Total Product Is Rising

question 231

Multiple Choice

When total product is rising

• A) fixed cost must be rising.
• B) marginal product must be positive.
• C) variable cost must be declining.
• D) marginal product must be negative.

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Definitions:

Consumer Price Index

An indicator quantifying the mean variation over periods in the financial commitments urban consumers make towards a particular set of consumer goods and services.

Basket of Goods

A fixed set of consumer products and services whose price is monitored over time to calculate inflation through the Consumer Price Index.

Inflation Rate

The rate at which prices for a wide range of goods and services go up, causing a decline in how much can be bought with the same amount of money.

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