Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.5

7.5 — practice question

A firm is functioning in a perfectly competitive market. Why does the marginal revenue product of a factor of production used by the firm decrease as larger quantities of the factor are employed?

  • AIts average revenue falls.
  • BIts marginal physical product falls.
  • CIts marginal revenue falls.
  • DThe supply price of the factor rises.

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