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Transcribed Image Text:Table 3
Gallo Cork Factory
Number
of
Workers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number
of
Machines
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Output
(corks
produced
per hour)
5
10
20
35
55
70
80
Select one:
O a. the fifth worker
O b. the fourth worker
O c. the third worker
O d. the sixth worker
Marginal
Product of
Labor
Cost of
Cost of
Workers Machines
Total
Cost
Refer to Table 3. Gallo's cork factory experiences diminishing marginal product of labor with
the addition of which worker?
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