The table shows the daily production of Papaya Co., that suppliespapayas to hotels and restaurants in ManilaPrice of 1 kg. =P50, Daily wage perWhat is the marginal productworker P500of each of the 6th to 10thworkers?MPNo. ofTotalAP (kg)[Select](kg)Law of Diminishing marginalreturns sets in after how manyworkers?Workers Product (kg)per perworker worker[Select]051015202530350150045001050018000240002700028000

MP(marginal product) is the change in TP(total product) when an extra unit of labor is employed.…

The table shows the daily production of Papaya Co., that supplies papayas to hotels and restaurants in Manila Price of 1 kg. =P50, Daily wage per What is the marginal product of each of the 6th to 10th worker P500 = workers? MP No. of Total AP (kg) [Select] (kg) Law of Diminishing marginal returns sets in after how many workers? per per Workers Product (kg) worker worker [Select] O 5 10 15 20 25 0 1500 4500 10500 18000 24000

The table shows the daily production of Papaya Co., that supplies papayas to hotels and restaurants in Manila Price of 1 kg. =P50, Daily wage per What is the marginal product of each of the 6th to 10th worker P500 = workers? MP No. of Total AP (kg) [Select] (kg) Law of Diminishing marginal returns sets in after how many workers? per per Workers Product (kg) worker worker [Select] O 5 10 15 20 25 0 1500 4500 10500 18000 24000

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Chapter19: Labor And Entrepreneurship: The Human Inputs

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