Practice - Marginal Product
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Practice Questions
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Define marginal product.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between input and output.
What does the law of diminishing returns state?
💡 Hint: Consider how resource limitations might affect productivity.
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What does marginal product represent?
💡 Hint: Focus on what happens when more input is added.
The law of diminishing returns suggests what eventual outcome?
💡 Hint: Consider the effects of resource limitations on output.
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A factory produces toys with 1, 2, 3, and 4 workers resulting in outputs of 100, 210, 300, and 360 respectively. Calculate marginal product for each additional worker and analyze the diminishing returns in this scenario.
💡 Hint: Calculate the changes in total output and interpret the results.
Construct a marginal product curve based on the following total product data: 0, 4, 10, 15, and 18 for inputs of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Discuss the implications of your findings.
💡 Hint: Focus on the differences between the total product values at each input level.
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