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Production Suppose that the total number of units produced by a worker in t hours of an 8-hour shift can be modeled by the production function P(t):
(a) Find the number of hours before production is maximized.
(b) Find the number of hours before the rate of production is maximized. That is, find the point of diminishing returns.
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