The concept of the production function implies that a firm using resources inefficiently will

A. obtain exactly the amount that the theoretical production function shows.
B. obtain less output than the theoretical production function shows.
C. obtain more output than the theoretical production function shows.
D. not be subject to diminishing marginal product.


Answer: B

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