Suppose that with two fro-yo machines, 12 workers produce eight quarts of fro-yo. If the marginal product of the thirteenth worker is two quarts, then

a. thirteen workers produce ten quarts
b. thirteen workers produce two quarts
c. the thirteenth worker alone produces ten quarts
d. the law of diminishing returns cannot be operating in this example
e. diminishing returns must begin with the thirteenth worker

A

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