The marginal revenue product gives

A) the change in total product for an additional unit of a variable input.
B) the amount that other inputs must increase by when labor increase by one unit.
C) the additions to total cost when an additional unit of a variable input is hired.
D) the additional revenue obtained when an additional unit of a variable input is hired.


Answer: D

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