The total product curve:
A) shows the relation between output and the quantity of a variable input for varying levels of the fixed input.
B) will become flatter as output increases if there are diminishing returns to the variable input.
C) will be downward-sloping if there are diminishing returns to the variable input.
D) will become horizontal when the marginal product of the variable input is constant.

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The total product curve becomes flatter as output increases due to diminishing returns, meaning each additional unit of input contributes less to output.

The Total Product Curve