In a market economy, firms with more workers can make and se…
In a market economy, firms with more workers can make and sell more output – that goes without saying. The marginal product of labor tells you how much extra revenue each extra worker generates. Economists tend to use one particular equation to sum up the link between workers, revenue, and the marginal product of labor. We call it the production function. At TopGolf, the hourly revenue production function looks like this: Revenue = (200 x Number of Workers) – This is a way of saying that in order to sell a product, you actually need workers to do work. Use this formula to fill out the “Total Revenue” column in the next table. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Number of Workers Total Revenue ($) Marginal Product of Labor ($) 0 0 N/A 1 190 190 2 3 As mentioned in the chapter, the marginal product of labor is the extra revenue that’s generated by each extra worker. It’s the change in revenue from adding one more worker. Fill out that column as well. Again, round your answers to the nearest dollar. If the market wage for these workers is $180 per hour, how many workers should TopGolf hire? They would hire worker(s).