The observation that beyond some point, successive increases in a variable factor of production added to a fixed factor of production lead to smaller and smaller increases in output is

A. the law of diminishing marginal product.
B. the law of averages.
C. the law of opportunity costs.
D. the law of marginal utility.

Answer: A

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