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Basic Question 2 of 11

The law of diminishing returns states that if a given number of hours of labor use more capital (with the same technology), then the ______ as the amount of capital increases.

I. total output that results from the additional capital gets larger
II. additional output that results from the additional capital gets smaller
III. additional output that results from the additional capital gets larger

User Contributed Comments 5

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ericczhang Answer I isn't always true. It's possible for capital to have negative marginal contribution to production.
cfaajay Answer 1 is always true..read the question carefully..:-)
ascruggs92 You're thinking of efficiency, not output ericczhang. Negative units of production are never a possible result from increased input. At worst they can produce zero more units with the additional input (say every additional product came out bad and had to be thrown away) but never will additional input lead to a reduction in units produced.
thebkr777 This is some fun wording.
jmliguori "total" vs "additional"
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Learning Outcome Statements

contrast capital deepening investment and technological progress and explain how each affects economic growth and labor productivity;

demonstrate forecasting potential GDP based on growth accounting relations;

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 9.