When Firms Add Workers and Find That the Additional Workers

question 29

Multiple Choice

When firms add workers and find that the additional workers add less to output than their predecessors did, they are experiencing

• A)the division of labor.
• B)the law of large numbers.
• C)diminishing returns.
• D)diminishing marginal utility.

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