When total product is decreasing, marginal product is
A) positive and increasing.
B) positive and decreasing.
C) constant.
D) negative.

Name: When total product is decreasing, marginal product is A) positive and increasing. B) positive and decreasing. C) constant. D) negative.
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When total product starts to decrease, it means that the marginal product of each additional unit of the variable input is below the average product. Therefore, the marginal product becomes negative.

When Total Product Is Decreasing, Marginal Product Is