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If equal increments of one variable input are added while keeping the amounts of all other inputs fixed, andincreasing additions to total product occur, then:A) diminishing marginal returns have begun.B) the output level where marginal product is maximized has not yet been reached.C) average product has reached its maximum.D) average product is at its minimum.E) average product is declining

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If equal increments of one variable input are added while keeping the amounts of all other inputs fixed, andincreasing additions to total product occur, then:A) diminishing marginal returns have begun.B) the output level where marginal product is maximized has not yet been reached.C) average product has reached its maximum.D) average product is at its minimum.E) average product is declining

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The correct answer is B) the output level where marginal product is maximized has not yet been reached.

Here's why:

The scenario described in the question is one of increasing returns to a variable input. This means that each additional unit of input is producing more output than the unit before. In terms of marginal product (the additional output produced by an additional unit of input), this means that the marginal product is increasing.

This situation can only occur before the output level where marginal product is maximized. After this point, each additional unit of input will produce less additional output than the unit before, indicating diminishing marginal returns. Therefore, the scenario described in the question cannot be A) diminishing marginal returns have begun.

The average product (total output divided by total input) could be at its maximum, minimum, or declining, depending on the specific numbers involved. Therefore, we cannot definitively say that C) average product has reached its maximum, D) average product is at its minimum, or E) average product is declining.

So, the only answer that fits the scenario described in the question is B) the output level where marginal product is maximized has not yet been reached.

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