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-(Table: Tonya's Production Function for Apples) Look at the table Tonya's Production Function for Apples. The marginal product of the fourth worker is _____ apples.
A) 7
B) 26
C) 5
D) 21

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-(Table: Tonya's Production Function for Apples) Look at the table Tonya's Production Function for Apples. The marginal product of the fourth worker is _____ apples.
A) 7 
B) 26 
C) 5 
D) 21

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The marginal product of the fourth worker is the additional output produced when the fourth worker is hired. If the total output with three workers is X and with four workers is Y, then the marginal product is Y - X. The table must show that this difference is 5 apples.

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