Diminishing Marginal Returns for the First Four Units of a Variable

question 195

Multiple Choice

Diminishing marginal returns for the first four units of a variable input is exhibited by the total product sequence:

• A) 5, 4, 3, 2.
• B) 5, 5, 5, 5.
• C) 5, 9, 12, 14.
• D) 5, 10, 15, 20.

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