Suppose LA.Banana employs workers to harvest bananas. Answer the following questions using the information provided below:   Quantity of labour: 0 labour 1 labour 2 labour 3 labour 4 labour 5 labour 6 labour   Units of Output: 0 banana 16 banana 21 banana 25 banana 31 banana 36 banana 40 banana   a.) Calculate the marginal product of labor, the value of the marginal product of labor, and the marginal profit ,suppose a fully competitive company, LA"Banana, where wages are fixed at $800 and each banana (output) sells for $20.

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Suppose LA.Banana employs workers to harvest bananas. Answer the following questions using the information provided below:

 

Quantity of labour:

  1. 0 labour
  2. 1 labour
  3. 2 labour
  4. 3 labour
  5. 4 labour
  6. 5 labour
  7. 6 labour

 

Units of Output:

  1. 0 banana
  2. 16 banana
  3. 21 banana
  4. 25 banana
  5. 31 banana
  6. 36 banana
  7. 40 banana

 

a.) Calculate the marginal product of labor, the value of the marginal product of labor, and the marginal profit ,suppose a fully competitive company, LA"Banana, where wages are fixed at $800 and each banana (output) sells for $20. 

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