Marginal product of labor is the derivative of the production function with respect to labor. Find the MPL in all three cases
Now diminishing marginal product of labor implies MPL falls as L rises. In a), MPL is fixed so it does not show diminishing marginal product of labor. In b) and c) we see that as L rises MPL falls. Hence production functions b) and c) show diminishing marginal product of labor.
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