The shapes of the total product and marginal product curves are related because
A) an increase in total product pulls marginal product up.
B) marginal product gives the slope of total product.
C) marginal product increases as total product increases.
D) the marginal product curve lies above the total product curve.

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The marginal product curve gives the slope of the total product curve. As marginal product increases, the slope of the total product curve (i.e. the rate of increase in total product) also increases. Therefore, the shapes of the two curves are closely related.

The Shapes of the Total Product and Marginal Product Curves