1. Computing labor productivity and its relationship to the demand for laborSizzler's produces charcoal grills in a small manufacturing facility and sells the grills in a competitive market. The following table presents thecompany's production function:Labor(Number of workers)0OUTPUT (Grills)400360Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the production function for Sizzler's on the following graph.24020016012080400102345Output(Grills)09518526032035513LABOR (Number of workers)Production Function Calculate the marginal product of labor (MPL) of each worker, and then plot the MPL curve on the following graph using the blue points (circlesymbol).Note: Remember to plot each point halfway between two integers. For example, when the number of workers increases from 0 to 1, the MPL of thefirst worker should be plotted with a horizontal coordinate of 0.5, the value halfway between 0 and 1. Line segments will automatically connect thepoints.1008708MPL (Grils per worker)508308810DDWAGE (Dolars per worker)The following graph shows the demand for labor for three different prices per grill:200180160140408DD00ZONLABOR (Number of workers)MПD20U6NDC3LABOR (Number of workers)MPLO DO@Given the company's marginal product of labor curve shown on the second graph, lineprice of a grill is $1.00, and line shows Sizzler's demand for labor when the price of a grill is $1.50.on this graph shows Sizzler's demand for labor when the

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1. Computing labor productivity and its relationship to the demand for labor Sizzler's produces charcoal grills in a small manufacturing facility and sells the grills in a competitive market. The following table presents the company's production function: Labor (Number of workers) 0 OUTPUT (Grills) 400 360 320 280 Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the production function for Sizzler's on the following graph. 240 200 160 120 80 40 1 2 0 3 4 5 Output (Grills) 0 95 185 260 320 355 3 LABOR (Number of workers) Production Function

1. Computing labor productivity and its relationship to the demand for labor Sizzler's produces charcoal grills in a small manufacturing facility and sells the grills in a competitive market. The following table presents the company's production function: Labor (Number of workers) 0 OUTPUT (Grills) 400 360 320 280 Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the production function for Sizzler's on the following graph. 240 200 160 120 80 40 1 2 0 3 4 5 Output (Grills) 0 95 185 260 320 355 3 LABOR (Number of workers) Production Function

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