Why does marginal product eventually diminish when more labour is added to fixed capital?

Workers get lazier as more are hiredCorrect answerYour answerThe price of output fallsCorrect answerYour answerWages riseCorrect answerYour answerEach worker has less of the fixed input to work withCorrect answerYour answer

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The fixed input is shared among more and more workers.
Once it is fully used, each extra worker adds less: the proportion between inputs has moved past its best.

Concept: Reason for diminishing returns
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The rule this testsThe law of variable proportions

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Why does marginal product eventually diminish when more labour is added to fixed capital?

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