As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. As a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. If the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to see O a. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. O b. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. O c. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.
As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. As a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. If the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to see O a. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. O b. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. O c. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.
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Transcribed Image Text:As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer
accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. As a
result, she loses half of her productive farmland. If the property of
diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect
to see
a. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an
increase in the marginal productivity of her labor.
O b. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an
increase in the marginal productivity of her labor.
c. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a
decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.
d. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a
decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.
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