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How does the average product behave when marginal product is greater than the average product? - Economics

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How does the average product behave when marginal product is greater than the average product?

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When the marginal product (MP) is greater than the average product (AP), the average product rises. This happens because the additional output produced by the new unit of input is more than the average, pulling the average upwards.

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Chapter 7: Laws of Returns - Returns to a Factor and Returns to Scale - TEST YOURSELF QUESTIONS [Page 131]

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Frank Economics [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 7 Laws of Returns - Returns to a Factor and Returns to Scale
TEST YOURSELF QUESTIONS | Q 19. (i) | Page 131
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