Figure: The Total Product (Figure: The Total Product) Look at the figure The Total Product.As labor is hired between L1 and L2, the ________ is ________ and the ________ is _.
A)total product; rising; marginal product; positive
B)marginal product; zero; total product; falling .C.total product; rising; marginal product; negative .D.total product; rising; marginal product; zero

Question

Figure: The Total Product   (Figure: The Total Product) Look at the figure The Total Product.As labor is hired between L1 and L2, the ________ is ________ and the ________ is _.
A)total product; rising; marginal product; positive 
B)marginal product; zero; total product; falling .C.total product; rising; marginal product; negative .D.total product; rising; marginal product; zero

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

As labor is hired between L1 and L2, the total product is rising and the marginal product is positive. This is because the additional units of labor are adding more output to the total production, resulting in a positive increase in marginal product.

Figure: the Total Product (Figure: the Total Product)