Use the Following Table to Answer the Question Below: the Amount

question 104

Multiple Choice

Use the following table to answer the question below: The amount of total output produced from various combinations of labor and capital. $$\begin{array}{l}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Units of Capital }\\\begin{array} { c c c c c c } & & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ & 1 & 20 & 36 & 48 & 53 \\\text { Units } & 2 & 38 & 68 & 88 & 94 \\\text { of } & 3 & 53 & 94 & 122 & 133 \\\text { Iabar } & 4 & 63 & 112 & 148 & 164 \\& 5 & 68 & 120 & 164 & 184\end{array}\end{array}$$ If the amount of labor used increases from three to four units,the marginal product of the second unit of capital

• A)increases by 8 units.
• B)increases by 49 units.
• C)decreases by 14 units.
• D)decreases by 49 units.
• E)none of the above

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