Number of workersUnits of output00110230344455Table 8.1Refer to Table 8.1, which gives a firm's production function. Assume that all non-labor inputs are fixed. Marginal product is maximized when the firm hires:

A. 2 workers.
B. 3 workers.
C. 4 workers.
D. 5 workers.


Answer: A

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