The following curve shows the marginal product of labor for a firm at different levels of output.
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The following curve shows the marginal product of labor for a firm at different levels of output.
a. Show what the corresponding total product curve would look like.
b. Do the total and marginal product curves for this firm ever exhibit diminishing marginal returns to labor? Increasing marginal returns tolabor?
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Units of Output MPL Units of Labor
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