When the marginal product of an input is ______ than the average product,the marginal units of the input _____ the average product.
A) Larger; lower
B) Smaller; raise
C) Smaller; do not affect
D) Larger; raise

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When the marginal product of an input is larger than the average product, adding more of that input will raise the average product. This is because the marginal product is the additional output from one more unit of input, and if it's higher than the average, it pulls the average up.

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