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A restauranteur spends $61 on labor and materials to produce 8 meals . By increasing these cost to $78 , he can produce 14 meals . By increasing cost to $95 , he can produce 20 meals . In terms of capital and labor , he has _____ .

A. increasing marginal returns
B. Negative marginal returns
C.decreasing marginal returns
D . Constant marginal returns

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Answer:

negative marginal returns

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A restaurateur spends $61 on labor and materials to produce 8 meals. By increasing these costs to $78, he can produce 14 meals. By increasing costs to $95, he can produce 20 meals. In terms of capital and labor, he has _____.

decreasing marginal returns

constant marginal returns

[negative marginal returns ]

increasing marginal returns

User Moshe Rubin
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He has to have negative marginal returns. I hope this helps :)
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