Explaining Diminishing Productivity with a Fixed Input
A graph shows the total daily production of olive oil as more workers are hired, while the amount of machinery and the energy to power it remain constant. The graph shows that output increases with each new worker, but the increase in output from adding the fifth worker is smaller than the increase from adding the second worker. Explain the underlying economic and physical reasons for this observation. In your answer, describe how the relationship between the workers and the fixed amount of machinery leads to the specific shape of the production curve.
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