Assignment Overview

Key Concepts

Marginal Product
  • Definition: The additional revenue obtained by using one more unit of a factor.
  • Options Related to Marginal Product:
    • A. Marginal product
    • B. Additions product
    • C. Marginal revenue
    • D. Average product
Production Function
  • Purpose of the Production Function:
    • A. Indicates the best output to produce.
    • B. Relates naira input to naira output.
    • C. Relates physical output to physical input.
    • D. Indicates the best way to combine factors to produce any given output.

Law of Diminishing Returns

  • Statement: The law of diminishing returns begins to operate when:
    • A. Total product begins to rise.
    • B. Total product begins to fall.
    • C. Marginal product begins to fall.
    • D. Marginal product begins to rise.

Efficient Allocation of Resources

  • Condition for Resource Allocation Efficiency:
    • Resources are efficiently allocated when production takes place at that output level where price equals:
    • A. Marginal revenue.
    • B. Marginal cost.
    • C. Average variable cost.
    • D. Total cost.