Asked by Yakelin Zamora on Jul 09, 2024

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(Figure: The Total Product) Use Figure: The Total Product.As labor is hired between L1 and L2,the total product is _____ and the marginal product is _____.

A) increasing;positive
B) decreasing;zero
C) increasing;negative
D) increasing;zero

Total Product

The overall quantity of output produced by a firm from a given quantity of inputs, in the context of production theory.

Marginal Product

Marginal product refers to the additional output generated by employing one more unit of a specific factor of production, such as labor or capital.

  • Gain an understanding of how total product, marginal product, and production stages are interrelated.
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Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
As labor is hired between L1 and L2, the total product is increasing as the amount of labor input is increasing. The marginal product is positive because each additional unit of labor is adding more output than the previous unit, indicating increasing returns to scale.