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LAW OF DIMINISHING
     RETURNS
The law states that when
  successive units of a variable
 input work with a fixed input
   beyond a certain point the
additional product produced by
     each additional unit of a
    variable, input decreases.
Law of diminishing returns
Law of diminishing returns

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Law of diminishing returns

  • 2. The law states that when successive units of a variable input work with a fixed input beyond a certain point the additional product produced by each additional unit of a variable, input decreases.