Exhibit 7-12 -Given the Information in Exhibit 7-12,at What Point Do Negative

question 29

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 7-12

-Given the information in Exhibit 7-12,at what point do negative marginal returns set in?

• A) Between the first and the second worker
• B) Between the second and the third worker
• C) Between the third and the fourth worker
• D) Between the fourth and the fifth worker
• E) Between the fifth and the sixth worker

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