Table 18-6
Consider the Following Daily Production Data for MadeFromScratch

question 64

Multiple Choice

Table 18-6
Consider the following daily production data for MadeFromScratch, Inc. MadeFromScratch sells cupcakes for $3 each and pays the workers a wage of $325 per day.
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$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Labor } \\\text { (Number of } \\\text { workers) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Output } \\\text { (Cupcakes per } \\\text { day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Product } \\\text { of Labor } \\\text { (Cupcakes per } \\\text { day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Value of the } \\\text { Marginal } \\\text { Product of Labor } \\\text { (Cupcakes) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Wage } \\\text { (Dollarsper } \\\text { worker per } \\\text { day) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Margin } \\\text { Profit } \\\text { (Dollar }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & 0 & & & 325 & \\\hline 1 & 200 & & & 325 & \\\hline 2 & 350 & & & 325 & \\\hline 3 & 475 & & & 325 & \\\hline 4 & 575 & & &325 & \\\hline\end{array}$$ ​
-Refer to Table 18-6. The marginal product of labor begins to diminish with the addition of which worker?

• A)The 1st worker
• B)The 2nd worker
• C)The 3rd worker
• D)The 4th worker

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Definitions:

Produced Units

The number of units of a product that have been completed by a manufacturing process during a specific period.

Relevant Range

The level of activity or volume over which the specific cost assumptions (fixed and variable costs) are valid.

Total Variable Cost

The sum of all costs that vary directly with the level of production or output.

Total Fixed Cost

The sum of all costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production or business activity.