If the law of diminishing marginal product holds true and workers emigrate from Haiti, the marginal product of the workers remaining in Haiti will:

A. fall because fewer workers are working with the same amount of capital.
B. fall because more workers are working with the same amount of capital.
C. rise because fewer workers are working with the same amount of capital.
D. rise because more workers are working with the same amount of capital.


Answer: C

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