Consider a production process where flowers are grown (the output) using gardeners (labor) and greenhouses (capital). The quantity of flowers grown per day with various combinations of labor and capital are shown in the table. Fill in the marginal product of labor in the table below. (Enter your responses as integers).

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Consider a production process where flowers are grown (the output) using gardeners (labor) and greenhouses (capital). The quantity of flowers grown per day with various combinations of labor and capital are shown in the table. Fill in the marginal product of labor in the table below. (Enter your responses as integers).

Labor
0
1
23
2
3
4
5
Capital
1
1
1
Output
0
120
360
480
540
570
Marginal Product of Labor
Transcribed Image Text:Labor 0 1 23 2 3 4 5 Capital 1 1 1 Output 0 120 360 480 540 570 Marginal Product of Labor
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