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When the Average Product of Labor is positive but declining, the Marginal Product of Labor could be? Declining Zero Negative any of the above

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When the Average Product of Labor is positive but declining, the Marginal Product of Labor could be? Declining Zero Negative any of the above

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The Marginal Product of Labor could be declining. This is because the average product of labor (APL) is the total output divided by the number of workers, and the marginal product of labor (MPL) is the additional output produced by adding one more worker. If the APL is positive but declining, it means that each additional worker is producing less output than the worker before, which indicates that the MPL is declining.

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