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EconomicsPrinciples of MicroeconomicsDiminishing marginal product explains why, as a firm’s output increases. a. the production function and total-cost curve both get steeper. b. the production function and total-cost curve both get flatter. c. the production function gets steeper, while the total-cost curve gets flatter. d. the production function gets flatter, while the total-cost curve gets steeper.

Diminishing marginal product explains why, as a firm’s output increases. a. the production function and total-cost curve both get steeper. b. the production function and total-cost curve both get flatter. c. the production function gets steeper, while the total-cost curve gets flatter. d. the production function gets flatter, while the total-cost curve gets steeper.

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Principles of Microeconomics

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N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305156050
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N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305156050

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Diminishing marginal product explains why, as a firm’s output increases.

a. the production function and total-cost curve both get steeper.

b. the production function and total-cost curve both get flatter.

c. the production function gets steeper, while the total-cost curve gets flatter.

d. the production function gets flatter, while the total-cost curve gets steeper.

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