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Diminishing returns occur:

A

1.When units of a variable input are added to a fixed input and total product falls.

B

2.When units of a variable input are added to a fixed input and marginal product falls.

C

3.When the size of the plant is increased in the long run.

D

4.When the quantity of the fixed input is increased and returns to the variable input falls.

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