.Explain how the marginal product of labor and marginal cost are related? Draw one graph for MPL (quantity of workers on x axis) and another for MC (quantity of output on x axis) that displays this relationship.

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1.Explain how the marginal product of labor and marginal cost are related? Draw one graph for MPL (quantity of workers on x axis) and another for MC (quantity of output on x axis) that displays this relationship.

2. Explain what happens to average total costs when marginal cost is greater than average total costs?

3.Draw a precise graph that shows the following short-run cost curves: MC and ATC

4.Add the following to your graph from 3: AVC & AFC (pay particular attention to i) the starting points of these curves and ii) how these curve change relative to MC and ATC as output quantity increases).

5.Bonus: What happens to the difference between ATC and AVC as quantity increases? Why?

 
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