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Gopher Excavators produces shovels in a small factory and sells the shovels in a competitive market. The following table shows the company's
production function:
Labor
Output
(Shovels)
(Number of workers)
0
0
1
100
2
195
3
275
4
340
5
380
Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the production function for Gopher Excavators on the following graph.
(?)
400
O
-O-
360
Production Function
320
280
240
200
160
120
80
40
0
O
0
2 2
5
LABOR (Number of workers)
Calculate the marginal product of labor (MPL) of each worker, and then plot the MPL curve on the following graph using the blue points (circle
symbol).
Note: Remember to plot each point halfway between two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the MPL of the
first worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between 0 and 1. Line segments will automatically connect the
points.
?
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
OUTPUT (Shovels)
MPL (Shovels per worker)
10
0
0
O
1
1
2
LABOR (Number of workers)
4
O
MPL
Transcribed Image Text:Gopher Excavators produces shovels in a small factory and sells the shovels in a competitive market. The following table shows the company's production function: Labor Output (Shovels) (Number of workers) 0 0 1 100 2 195 3 275 4 340 5 380 Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the production function for Gopher Excavators on the following graph. (?) 400 O -O- 360 Production Function 320 280 240 200 160 120 80 40 0 O 0 2 2 5 LABOR (Number of workers) Calculate the marginal product of labor (MPL) of each worker, and then plot the MPL curve on the following graph using the blue points (circle symbol). Note: Remember to plot each point halfway between two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the MPL of the first worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between 0 and 1. Line segments will automatically connect the points. ? 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 OUTPUT (Shovels) MPL (Shovels per worker) 10 0 0 O 1 1 2 LABOR (Number of workers) 4 O MPL
The following graph shows the demand for labor for three different prices per shovel:
150
135
120
105
90
75
60
45
30
15
0
WAGE (Dollars per worker)
Do
O
ZO
O
N
M
0
1
0
0
O
0
4
0
2
3
5
LABOR (Number of workers)
Given the company's marginal product of labor curve shown on the second graph, line
when the price of a shovel is $1.00, and line
O
on this graph shows Gopher's demand for labor
shows Gopher's demand for labor when the price of a shovel is $1.50.
Transcribed Image Text:The following graph shows the demand for labor for three different prices per shovel: 150 135 120 105 90 75 60 45 30 15 0 WAGE (Dollars per worker) Do O ZO O N M 0 1 0 0 O 0 4 0 2 3 5 LABOR (Number of workers) Given the company's marginal product of labor curve shown on the second graph, line when the price of a shovel is $1.00, and line O on this graph shows Gopher's demand for labor shows Gopher's demand for labor when the price of a shovel is $1.50.
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