Lester owns a candy store that produces,among other things,chocolate fountains.He currently has 5 employees; with 5 employees,his candy store can produce 7 chocolate fountains per day.If he hired a sixth employee,he'd be able to produce 9 chocolate fountains per day.Therefore,the marginal product of the sixth employee is ________ chocolate fountain(s).

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The marginal product of the sixth employee can be calculated by taking the difference between the total output with 6 employees and the total output with 5 employees.

Total output with 5 employees = 7 chocolate fountains/day 
Total output with 6 employees = 9 chocolate fountains/day

Marginal product of the sixth employee = Total output with 6 employees - Total output with 5 employees = 9 - 7 = 2 chocolate fountains.

Therefore, the best choice is D) 2.

Lester Owns a Candy Store That Produces,among Other Things,chocolate Fountains