The law of diminishing marginal product is a statement
A) that concerns changes in variable input and changes in output.
B) that concerns the long run.
C) that concerns changes in profits.
D) that relates to plant size.
Answer: A
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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Total income is always greater than total output. B) In the circular flow model, households sell factor services to businesses in return for factor payments. C) Businesses sell goods and services to households who use their income to pay for them. D) The value of total income is equal in value to total output because profit is a cost of production.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. If the monopolist's marginal revenue is greater than its marginal cost, the monopolist can increase profit by selling more units at a lower price per unit. b. If the monopolist's marginal revenue is greater than its marginal cost, the monopolist can increase profit by selling fewer units at a higher price per unit. c. When a monopolist produces where price equals the minimum of average total cost, it earns a positive economic profit. d. If the monopolist is earning a positive economic profit, it must be producing where MR = MC.
When the government imposes a tax on a firm that generates external costs, the tax is
A. always borne entirely by the firm. B. always borne entirely by the consumer. C. borne only by the government. D. usually borne by both the firm and the consumer.
When the central bank sells $1,000,000 worth of government bonds to the public, the money supply:
A. increases by $1,000,000. B. decreases by $1,000,000. C. decreases by more than $1,000,000. D. decreases by less than $1,000,000.