A manufacturing company had been under pressure to increase profits, so it began to produce additional goods. The company was encouraged by the
initial increases in revenue, even though profits per item produced were lower
than average. Still, total profits increased, so the company decided to make
another significant increase in production. This time, however, the profit per
item had decreased so much that the company made almost no extra profit
from the increase in production. This situation illustrates what concept?

A.j. was a newly hired attorney for idle time gaming, inc. even though he reported directly to the president of the company, a.j. noticed that the president always had time to converse with the director of sales, calling on him to get a pulse on legal/regulatory issues that, as the company attorney, a.j. could have probably handled. a.j. also noted that the hr manager’s administrative assistant was the go-to person for a number of things that would make life easier at work. a.j. was recognizing the culture at idle time gaming.