The Relationship Between the Inputs Employed by a Firm and the Maximum

question 260

Multiple Choice

The relationship between the inputs employed by a firm and the maximum output that it can produce with those inputs is the firm's

• A) production function.
• B) supply curve, or supply schedule.
• C) marginal product of labour.
• D) average product of labour.

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