(Table: Tonya's Production Function for Apples) Use Table: Tonya's Production Function for Apples.As she hires more labor,Tonya's production function shows that the number of apples picked increases at a decreasing rate because of:

A) diminishing returns.
B) increasing returns.
C) constant returns.
D) workers becoming lazier.

Diminishing Returns

A rule that implies that after reaching a certain threshold, the profit rate from investing more into a specific sector won't keep rising unless there are changes in other contributing factors.

Production Function

An equation that describes the maximum output that can be achieved with a given set of inputs.

Labor

The use of human mental and physical efforts in the process of producing goods and offering services.