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Explain the law of diminishing returns of a variable input. What is characteristic for total produduct (Q), when the marginal product is negative?

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter7: Economies Of Scale And Scope

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7MC

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