Marginal product equals

A) the total product produced by a certain amount of labor.
B) the change in total product that results from a one-unit increase in the quantity of labor employed.
C) total product divided by the quantity of labor.
D) the amount of labor needed to produce an increase in production.
E) total product minus the quantity of labor.


B

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