Answer to Question #52917 in Microeconomics for Yana

Question

Table 1 Production of pizza data
Workers Pizzas
0 0
1 4
2 10
3 15
4 18
5 19

2. Table 1 shows the change in the short run production of pizzas as more workers are hired. The table shows marginal product increasing between the 0 to 2 hired workers. A possible reason for this increased marginal product is:
a. increased wages.
b. increases in plant size.
c. decreases in fixed cost.
d. increased division of labor as additional workers are hired.
e. increased product price.

Answer 1

Table 1 Production of pizza data
Workers Pizzas
0 0
1 4
2 10
3 15
4 18
5 19
2. Table 1 shows the change in the short run production of pizzas as more workers are hired. The table shows marginal product increasing between the 0 to 2 hired workers. A possible reason for this increased marginal product is:
d. increased division of labor as additional workers are hired.
Because the more workers are hired, the more products are produced.