Mr. Paque is a bear hunter for timber companies that want to diminish damage to trees done by bears in the spring. Due to a reduction in the bear population between 1995 and 2005, Mr. Paque finds fewer bears each year and additional hours spent hunting produce fewer additional bears. This means that Mr. Paque’s (i) overall productivity has fallen; (ii) marginal product has fallen.
A. i and ii
B. i not ii
C. ii not i
D. neither i nor ii
Answer: A
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