When Burning Bob's Salsa House hires one worker, 30 customers can be served in an hour. When Burning Bob's Salsa House hires two workers, 50 customers can be served in an hour. The marginal product of the second worker is ________ customers served per hour.
A) 20
B) 30
C) 50
D) 67.5

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The marginal product of the second worker is the additional output produced by the second worker, which is calculated by subtracting the total output with one worker from the total output with two workers. Therefore, it is 50 customers - 30 customers = 20 customers served per hour.

When Burning Bob's Salsa House Hires One Worker, 30 Customers