The marginal product of any input into the production process is the:

A. increase in output that is generated by an additional unit of input.
B. decrease in input that is generated by an additional unit of output.
C. constant ratio of inputs to outputs.
D. ratio total output divided by total quantity.


A. increase in output that is generated by an additional unit of input.

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