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What is the definition of marginal physical product?
The additional output that can be produced by employing one more unit of input while holding other inputs constant
What does it mean when marginal physical product (MPL) is diminishing?
$MPL < 0$ ... By adding the next unit of labor, the increase in total production is negative
What does a diminishing marginal physical product imply?
The productivity of the variable input decreases as more of it is used
What does it mean when $MPL_1 > MPL_2$?
By adding the next unit of labor, the increase in total production is higher than before
What does $MPL < 0$ signify?
By adding the next unit of labor, the increase in total production becomes negative
Test your knowledge of production functions in microeconomic theory with this quiz. Understand the relationship between capital, labor, and output using the production function equation Q = f(K, L). Explore the assumptions and principles underlying production functions.
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