The Below Figure Shows the Various Combinations of the Goods

question 26

Multiple Choice

The below figure shows the various combinations of the goods X and Y that yield different levels of utility.Figure 7.3

-If labor is the only variable input, an increase in the quantity of labor:

• A)does not have any effect on the quantity of output.
• B)causes the output to increase initially at a diminishing rate and then at an increasing rate.
• C)causes the output to increase at a constant rate till the last worker is hired.
• D)causes the output to increase initially at an increasing rate and then at a decreasing rate.
• E)causes the output to decrease at a constant rate till the last worker is hired.

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