Multiple Choice
The production function described in the chapter assumes that with a fixed capital stock, increases in the labor input results in increases in output at a decreasing rate. This relationship between labor and output is known as:
A) increasing returns.
B) diminishing returns.
C) constant returns.
D) effective returns.
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