The table below shows how the total weekly output of a clothing workshop changes as the number of employees changes.
| Total weekly output of T-shirts (units) | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 800 | 20 |
| 1400 | 40 |
| 1800 | 60 |
| 2800 | 80 |
| 4000 | 100 |
Referring to the data in the table, what happens to labour productivity as the number of employees increases from 20 to 100? Labour productivity
remains constant.
rises over the whole range.
rises at first and then falls.
falls at first and then rises.
156 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 1.4 Production, costs and revenue, covering 1.4.1 Production and productivity, 1.4.2 Specialisation, division of labour and exchange, 1.4.3 The law of diminishing returns and returns to scale (A-level only), 1.4.4 Costs of production, 1.4.5 Economies and diseconomies of scale, 1.4.6 Marginal, average and total revenue, 1.4.7 Profit, and 1.4.8 Technological change (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.