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If marginal product is below average product in the short-run, will average variable cost increase?

April 26, 2017average COST increase Marginal Product short-run

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If marginal product is below average product in the short-run, will average variable cost increase?

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Diminishing marginal returns means that the marginal product of the variable input is falling. Diminishing returns occur when the marginal product of the variable input is negative. That is when a unit increase in the variable input causes total product to fall. ChaCha!