Question

An avocado orchard employs five full-time workers.​ Currently, the average product of labor is 120 pounds of avocados per day. The orchard hires a 6th full-time worker and his marginal product is 150 pounds of avocados. The average product of the six workers will now be _______.

Answer 1

125 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly, we need to know the total product of labor of the five full time workers.

This is equal to 120 * 5 = 600 pounds

The last worker is 150 pounds

The total now is 600 + 150 = 750 pounds

The average product of the six workers will now be 750/6 = 125 pounds