The Following Table Shows the Total Output Produced in a Factory

question 18

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the total output produced in a factory at various levels of employment of labor. The firm sells each unit of output at $2 and each worker is paid a wage of $32.
Table 5-1
$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { workers }\end{array} & \text { Total output } \\\hline 1 & 8 \\\hline 2 & 18 \\\hline 3 & 30 \\\hline 4 & 41 \\\hline 5 & 50 \\\hline 6 & 56 \\\hline 7 & 60 \\\hline 8 & 61 \\\hline 9 & 62 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Refer to Table 5-1. Diminishing returns to labor occurs beyond:

• A) 4 workers.
• B) 3 workers.
• C) 5 workers.
• D) 9 workers.
• E) 8 workers.

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