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

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

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When the marginal product (MP) is less than the average product (AP), the average product falls. This is because the additional unit of input contributes less output than the current average, which pulls the average downwards.

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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 (ii) | Page 131
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