Diminishing marginal product occurs when

a. the marginal product of an input increases as the quantity of the input increases.
b. the marginal product of an input decreases as the quantity of the input increases.
c. total output increases as the quantity of an input increases.
d. total output decreases as the quantity of an input increases.


b

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What will be an ideal response?

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