When the Total Product Curve with Only One Variable Input

question 97

Multiple Choice

When the total product curve with only one variable input is increasing at a decreasing rate:

• A)marginal product is positive but declining.
• B)marginal product curve is negative and decreasing.
• C)the slope of the marginal product curve is zero.
• D)marginal product is positive and increasing.

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