Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Output

question 148

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following output data for a firm. Assume that the amounts of all nonlabor resources are fixed. $\begin{array} { |c | c| } \hline \text { Nuriber of Warkers } & \text { Units of Output } \\\hline \mathbf { 0 } & \mathbf { 0 } \\\hline 1 & 40 \\\hline 2 & \mathbf { 90} \\\hline \mathbf { 3 }& \mathbf { 126 }\\\hline 4 & 150 \\\hline 5 & 165 \\\hline \mathbf { 6} & \mathbf { 180} \\\hline\end{array}$ Average product is at a maximum when

• A) five workers are hired.
• B) four workers are hired.
• C) three workers are hired.
• D) two workers are hired.

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Definitions:

Cork Cambium

A layer of meristematic tissue in plants that produces cork cells, contributing to the bark and protecting the plant.

Dissolved Sugars

Sugars that are soluble in water and play crucial roles in cellular metabolism and energy provision for organisms.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of nutrients, especially sucrose, from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

Parenchyma Cells

Fundamental plant tissue composed of thin-walled living cells that function in photosynthesis, storage, and as the tissue repair and regeneration mechanism.