The Malthusian dilemma relates to marginal product in that
A) starvation can be averted only if marginal product is constant.
B) because of diminishing marginal product, the amount of food produced by each additional member of the population increases.
C) because of diminishing marginal product, the amount of food produced by each additional member of the population decreases.
D) because of diminishing marginal product, the wage falls as the population decreases.
E) because of diminishing average product, the population will not have additional capital to work with.
ANSWER
C
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