After Hiring a New Employee,a Manager Finds That the Total

question 74

Multiple Choice

After hiring a new employee,a manager finds that the total output has increased.When the manager hires another employee however,he realizes that although the total production has increased,the increment is less than the previous case.This is the result of:

• A)diseconomies of scale.
• B)a general economic downturn.
• C)diminishing marginal returns.
• D)the lack of skills of the two employees.
• E)constant returns to scale.

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