The Observation That Beyond Some Point, Successive Increases in a Variable

question 146

Multiple Choice

The observation that beyond some point, successive increases in a variable factor of production added to a fixed factor of production lead to smaller and smaller increases in output is

• A) the law of marginal utility.
• B) the law of averages.
• C) the law of diminishing marginal product.
• D) the law of opportunity costs.

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