Total Product 75 68 66 57 42 15 0 1 2 3 4 never intersect the horizontal axis. 5 6 O reach its maximum at the 5th unit of labor. 7 8 Refer to the figure above, if the marginal product of labor curve was plotted on this figure, with marginal product on the vertical axis, the marginal product of labor curve would Labor (units) O intersect the horizontal axis at a point somewhere beyond the 8th unit of labor. O intersect the horizontal axis at a point between the 5th and 6th unit of labor.

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never intersect the horizontal axis.
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Refer to the figure above, if the marginal product of labor curve was plotted on this
figure, with marginal product on the vertical axis, the marginal product of labor curve
would
Labor
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reach its maximum at the 5th unit of labor.
intersect the horizontal axis at a point somewhere beyond the 8th unit of labor.
intersect the horizontal axis at a point between the 5th and 6th unit of labor.
Transcribed Image Text:Total Product 75 68 66 57 42 15 0 23 never intersect the horizontal axis. 5 6 7 8 Refer to the figure above, if the marginal product of labor curve was plotted on this figure, with marginal product on the vertical axis, the marginal product of labor curve would Labor (units) reach its maximum at the 5th unit of labor. intersect the horizontal axis at a point somewhere beyond the 8th unit of labor. intersect the horizontal axis at a point between the 5th and 6th unit of labor.
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