In Sam's greenhouse operation, labor is the only short term variable input. After completing a cost analysis, if the marginal product of labor is the same for each unit of labor, this will imply that

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When the marginal product of labor is constant, it means that each additional unit of labor adds the same amount to total output. In this scenario, the average product of labor, which is total output divided by the number of labor units, will be equal to the marginal product as long as the marginal product remains constant. This is because the constant addition to total output keeps the ratio of total output to labor units (average product) the same as the constant addition per unit of labor (marginal product).

In Sam's Greenhouse Operation, Labor Is the Only Short Term