Practice - The Law of Diminishing Marginal Product and the Law of Variable Proportions
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Define the Law of Diminishing Marginal Product.
💡 Hint: Think about adding workers to a farm with a fixed amount of land.
What is Marginal Product?
💡 Hint: Consider how one more worker impacts total production in a bakery.
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What does the Law of Diminishing Marginal Product state?
💡 Hint: Consider how output behaves as inputs are piled on.
True or False: The Law of Variable Proportions only applies when capital is variable.
💡 Hint: Think about inputs in terms of labor and capital; can both be variable?
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Consider a hypothetical farm that produces potatoes. The farmer has fixed land. If he starts with one worker and overtime increases to six, can you describe how the marginal product might change?
💡 Hint: Think about the carrying capacity of the farm and how labor interacts with land.
Sketch the total product curve based on different input levels for labor while ensuring the diminishing returns effect is illustrated. Describe in words the implications.
💡 Hint: Visualizing this will help clarify points where inputs are balanced correctly.
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