The maximum possible weekly average product of labor in the plant is

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A plant producing T-shirts finds that output will vary with the number of workers employed
per week in the following way:
Number of workers
Output
(T-shirts per week)
employed per week
1
14
36
3
66
4
92
110
120
7
125
8
125
The maximum possible weekly average product of labor in the plant is
Select one:
O a. 33 shirts.
O b. 92 shirts.
O c. 18 shirts.
O d. 23 shirts.
Transcribed Image Text:A plant producing T-shirts finds that output will vary with the number of workers employed per week in the following way: Number of workers Output (T-shirts per week) employed per week 1 14 36 3 66 4 92 110 120 7 125 8 125 The maximum possible weekly average product of labor in the plant is Select one: O a. 33 shirts. O b. 92 shirts. O c. 18 shirts. O d. 23 shirts.
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