(Table: Production of Bowling Balls) How Many Workers Would Be

question 103

Multiple Choice

(Table: Production of Bowling Balls) How many workers would be used to produce eighty-eight bowling balls?
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Total } \\\text { Product } \\\text { (number of } \\\text { bowling } \\\text { balls) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Marginal } \\\text { Product of } \\\text { Labor } \\\text { (number of } \\\text { bowling } \\\text { balls) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Average } \\\text { Product of } \\\text { Labor } \\\text { (number of } \\\text { bowling } \\\text { balls) }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & & \\\hline 16 & 16 & 16.00 \\\hline 36 & 20 & 18.00 \\\hline 60 & 24 & 20.00 \\\hline 88 & 28 & 22.00 \\\hline 118 & 30 & 23.60 \\\hline 146 & 28 & 24.33 \\\hline 170 & 24 & 24.29 \\\hline 190 & 20 & 23.75 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) four
• B) twelve
• C) ten
• D) eight

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Definitions:

Payroll Register

A document that summarizes the wages, deductions, and net pay of all employees for a specific payroll period.

Gross Wage

The total amount of salary or wages earned by an employee before any deductions are made.

Employer Cost

The total expense borne by an employer to employ workers, including salaries, benefits, and taxes.

Net Pay

The amount of money an employee takes home after deductions like taxes and retirement contributions are subtracted from their gross pay.