Imagine that a firm produces good X with just two factors: capital, which is fixed in supply; and labour, which is variable. The effect on total output (TPP) of increasing the number of workers is shown in column (2) of the table below. (We will fill in columns (3) and (4) ) The relationship between the output (total physical product) of good X and the number of workers employed (1) No. of workers (2) TPP (3) APP (4) MPP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 26 41 52 60 65 67 67 63 ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. …….

Imagine that a firm produces good X with just two factors: capital, which is fixed in supply; and labour, which is variable. The effect on total output (TPP) of increasing the number of workers is shown in column (2) of the table below. (We will fill in columns (3) and (4) ) The relationship between the output (total physical product) of good X and the number of workers employed (1) No. of workers (2) TPP (3) APP (4) MPP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 26 41 52 60 65 67 67 63 ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. …….

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

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