The supply and demand for labor
Tired of her job at the Idaho Housing Authority, Jennifer
Scoggins buys 500 acres of farmland. She grows corn in a
competitive industry, earning $3 a bushel. Her production function
for corn is shown below.
Number of Workers
Bushels of Corn Produced Per Year
0
0
1
30,000
2
43,000
3
51,000
4
55,000
5
57,000
6
58,000
Calculate the marginal product of labor and the value of the
marginal product of labor for...