If in the short run total product is decreasing as more workers are hired, then the marginal physical product is
A) increasing.
B) zero.
C) negative.
D) positive.

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When the total product decreases as more workers are hired, it means that the additional output produced by each additional worker is less than the previous worker. This means that the marginal physical product is negative.

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