The Production Function in the Table Below Exhibits Negative Marginal

question 146

Multiple Choice

The production function in the table below exhibits negative marginal returns to capital over what output range?
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Production Function far God } \mathbf { X }\\\begin{array} { l l l l l } L ^ { * } & K & Q & M _ { K } = ( \Delta Q / \Delta K ) & \begin{array} { l } \mathbf { M P } _ { K } = ( Q / K ) \\\text { Mverage }\end{array} \\\text { Labor } & \text { Capital } & \text { Output } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Product of } \\\text { Capital }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Product of } \\\text { Capital }\end{array} \\9 & 0 & 0 & - & - \\9 & 10 & 57 & 5.7 & 5.70 \\9 & 20 & 324 & 26.7 & 16.20 \\9 & 30 & 657 & 33.3 & \mathbf { B } \\9 & 40 & 1,072 & 41.5 & 26.80 \\9 & 50 & 1,524 & 45.2 & 30.48 \\9 & 60 & 1,976 & 45.2 & 32.93 \\9 & 70 & 2,391 & 41.5 & 34.16 \\9 & 80 & 2,724 & 33.3 & 34.05 \\9 & 90 & 2,991 & \mathbf { A } & 33.23 \\9 & 100 & 3,048 & 5.7 & 30.48 \\9 & 110 & 3,016 & - 3.2 & 27.42 \\9 & 120 & 2,945 & - 7.1 & 24.54\end{array}\end{array}$$

• A) Between 0 and 1,524
• B) Between 0 and 2,991
• C) Between 2,391 and 3,048
• D) Between 3,016 and 2,945

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