The marginal product and the marginal revenue product of labor is to be completed in the table.
Explanation of Solution
Marginal product of labor is the change in total labor due to an addition of one more unit of labor.
Initial labor is q1 and initial output is Q1
So, the increase in labor by one more unit is q1+1 and the output is increased to Q2. So the marginal product of labor will be equal to MP = Q2- Q1
Marginal revenue = MPXP
The table will be completed using the above equations.
Quantity of labor (q) | Total Output(Q) | Marginal product of labor (MP) | Marginal revenue product of laborMRP = MP X $4 |
0 | |||
1 | 250 | 250 | $1000 |
2 | 600 | 350 | $1400 |
3 | 900 | 300 | $1200 |
4 | 1125 | 225 | $900 |
5 | 1300 | 175 | $700 |
6 | 1450 | 150 | $600 |
7 | 1560 | 110 | $440 |
Marginal Product:
is defined as the change in the total output due to one unit change in the input.
Marginal Revenue:
is defined as the marginal product times the price of the product that is MP XP
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