If marginal product is negative, total product must be negative.

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It is possible for total product to be positive even if marginal product is negative. For example, in the short run, a firm may experience decreasing marginal product of labor, but the total product may still be positive as long as the additional output produced by each worker is greater than the previous level of output.

If Marginal Product Is Negative, Total Product Must Be Negative