When Burger Barn hires one worker, 10 customers can be served in an hour. When Burger Barn hires two workers, 25 customers can be served in an hour. The marginal product of the second worker is ________ customers served per hour.
A) 15
B) 30
C) 40
D) 67.5

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The marginal product of the second worker is the additional output produced by the second worker compared to the first. With one worker, 10 customers are served. With two workers, 25 customers are served. The increase, or marginal product, is 25 - 10 = 15 customers served per hour.

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