A swimming pool cleaning company has the following production possibilities. With​ one, two,​ three, and four​ workers, the company can clean​ 5, 12,​ 17, and 20 pools per​ day, respectively. The marginal product of the third worker is____________.

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Answer:

The answer is 5

Explanation:

No of workers                  Per day work

1                                             5

2                                             12

3                                             17

4                                             20

To find Marginal product of the third worker

Marginal product = [tex]Q_{n} -Q_{n-1} / L_{n}-L_{n-1}[/tex]

∴ (17 - 12)/(3-2) = 5

  • Qn is the Total production at time n
  • Qn-1 is the Total production at time n-1
  • Ln is he units at time n
  • Ln-1 is the units at time n-1

The marginal product of the third worker is 5.

What is a Marginal product?

The purpose of margin product is the different output that results when one more unit of input, such as labor, is counted. The ultimate goal is trying to reason out how the last unit of input affects the total output while all other inputs stay unchanged.

No of workers                  Per day work

1                                             5

2                                             12

3                                             17

4                                             20

Then To find the Marginal product of the third worker

Marginal product is = Qn -Qn-1/Ln-Ln-1

∴ (17 - 12)/(3-2) = 5

Now, Qn is the Total production at time n

Qn-1 is the Total production at time n-1

Then Ln is he unit at time n

Hence, Ln-1 is the units at time n-1

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