The demand curve for labor slopes down because

A) firms value less efficient workers less than they value more efficient workers.
B) firms must lower prices to sell the additional units of its product that the extra workers produce.
C) of the law of diminishing marginal product.
D) of profit maximizing behavior.

Answer: C

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