Whenever the Marginal Product of a Firm's Only Variable Input

question 172

Multiple Choice

Whenever the marginal product of a firm's only variable input was positive, but falling:

• A)its total product is growing at a decreasing rate.
• B)it will use more of the variable input until its marginal product is negative.
• C)it would reduce its use of the variable input.
• D)its total product is beyond its maximum.
• E)all of the above would be true.

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