Asked by
Sarah Siraj
on Nov 25, 2024Verified
The law of diminishing returns explains why
A) total cost eventually rises faster and faster.
B) total cost eventually falls.
C) total cost eventually rises more and more slowly.
D) total cost eventually reaches a maximum point.
Law of Diminishing Returns
An economic principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other variables remain constant.
Total Cost
The aggregate of expenses related to the manufacturing of products or provision of services, which includes costs that stay the same as well as those that vary.
- Understand the principle of diminishing marginal returns and its impact on the shape of cost curves.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the principle of diminishing marginal returns and its impact on the shape of cost curves.