An agro-processing enterprise operates in the short run with a fixed processing plant and variable labor (). When units of labor are employed, the average product () of labor is . Adding a unit of labor yields a marginal product () of . When a unit of labor is hired, the average product () declines to . Finally, employing a unit of labor results in a total product () of . What is the marginal product () of the unit of labor?
Cevap: 9 units
Cevap
The marginal product of the 6th unit of labor is 9 units.
To find the marginal product of the 6th worker, we determine the total product at 5 workers () and subtract it from the given total product of 6 workers (). The difference () represents the additional output produced specifically by the 6th unit of labor.
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Short-Run Interdependence of Total Product, Average Product, and Marginal Product