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In the short run, why does a production function eventually display diminishing returns to labor?
 
  A) As a firm hires more workers the skills and the work ethic of the additional workers will eventually decline.
  B) The opportunity cost of hiring additional workers must eventually rise.
  C) As the number of workers increases eventually the gains from the division of labor and specialization are used up.
  D) As the number of workers increases it becomes difficult to monitor them.

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A monopolistically competitive firm is producing an output level where marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost. What should this firm do to increase its profit or reduce its losses?
 
  A) The firm should increase its implicit costs. B) The firm should lower its price.
  C) The firm should decrease its fixed costs. D) The firm should raise its price.


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dmcintosh

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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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