What is relationship between MP and AP? Explain why MP first rises, then declines and ultimately becomes negative?        (c) Whether the above phenomenon is long run or short run and why?         (d) Does law of diminishing marginal returns holds in above scenario? Why and why not.

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(a) Complete the following table and draw the corresponding graphs.  

Capital inputs

Labor inputs

Total product

Average product

Marginal product

20

0

0

 

 

20

1

15

 

 

20

2

34

 

 

20

3

51

 

 

20

4

65

 

 

20

5

74

 

 

20

6

80

 

 

20

7

80

 

 

20

8

75

 

 

 

(b) What is relationship between MP and AP? Explain why MP first rises, then declines and ultimately becomes negative?       

(c) Whether the above phenomenon is long run or short run and why?        

(d) Does law of diminishing marginal returns holds in above scenario? Why and why not.      

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