According to the principle of diminishing returns,if the number of workers is increased beyond the point of diminishing returns,then the additional worker
A) increases total output by the same amount as previous workers.
B) increases total output by more than the amount of previous workers.
C) increases total output by less than the amount of previous workers.
D) decreases total output.

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The principle of diminishing returns states that as additional units of a variable input (such as labor) are added to a fixed input (such as capital), the marginal product of the variable input eventually decreases. This means that each additional worker increases total output by less than the previous worker, ultimately leading to a point where adding another worker actually results in a decrease in total output. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer.

According to the Principle of Diminishing Returns,if the Number of Workers