A Firm's Total Product of Labor Curve Is Represented by the Following

question 81

Essay

A firm's total product of labor curve is represented by the following data: 1 worker can produce 4 units of output; 2 workers,10 units; 3 workers,17 units; 4 workers,25 units; 5 workers,30 units; 6 workers,35 units; 7 workers,38 units; 8 workers,39 units; and 9 workers,38 units.What is the marginal product of the seventh worker? When does the law of diminishing marginal product set in? Under these circumstances would you ever choose to employ nine workers?

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