If Increasing Quantities of a Variable Factor Are Applied to a Given

Multiple Choice

If increasing quantities of a variable factor are applied to a given quantity of fixed factors, then the law of diminishing returns tells us that

A) total product will eventually begin to fall.
B) the marginal product will eventually decrease with constant average product.
C) the marginal product and the average product of the variable factor will eventually decrease.
D) the average product will eventually decrease, but only if total product is held constant.
E) the average product will eventually decrease with constant marginal product.