A decrease in demand for a product, holding other things constant, will

A. increase the marginal revenue product of labor.
B. not change the marginal revenue product of labor.
C. decrease the marginal revenue product of labor.
D. have an undetermined effect upon the marginal revenue product of labor.


Answer: C

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