The marginal revenue product

A) represents the incremental contribution to the firm's total revenues obtained from an increase in a variable input.
B) always increases when there is an increase in a variable input.
C) gives the increase in cost when there is an increase in a variable input.
D) gives the change in total product when an additional unit of a good is hired.


Answer: A

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