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Table 13-5 number of workers output 0 0 1 10,000 2 19,000 3 27,000 4 32,000 5 35,000 6 36,000 refer to table 13-5. assume that fixed costs are $500, and variable costs are $100 per worker. for this firm, what are the shapes of the production function and the total-cost curve?

a. the production function is increasing at an increasing rate, whereas the total-cost function is increasing at a decreasing rate.
b. both the production function and total-cost curve are increasing at an increasing rate.
c. both the production function and total-cost curve are increasing at a decreasing rate.
d. the production function is increasing at a decreasing rate, whereas the total-cost function is increasing at an increasing rate.

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a.
The production function is increasing at a decreasing rate, whereas the total-cost function is increasing at an increasing rate.
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