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lilldybug07

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The law of diminishing marginal returns says that as the firm uses more of ________, with a given quantity of ________, the ________ product of the variable input eventually diminishes.
 
  A) a fixed input; variable inputs; marginal
  B) all inputs; capital; average
  C) a variable input; fixed inputs; average
  D) a variable input; fixed inputs; marginal

Question 2

An example of the principal-agent problem is when
 
  A) managers try to cope with employees that are inefficient.
  B) proprietors don't receive any money payment for their entrepreneurial skills.
  C) managers devise penalties that eliminate employee waste.
  D) managers devise incentives that encourage employees to act in the owner's behalf.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D



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