Exhibit 6-1 Production of pizza data
Workers
Pizzas
0
0
1
4
2
10
3
15
4
18
5
19
Exhibit 6-1 shows the change in the production of pizzas as more workers are hired. The marginal product of the second employee equals:
A. 4.
B. 10.
C. 14.
D. 6.
Answer: D
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