Suppose the production function for a coffee shop is:
Q = 2K + 5L
Where Q is the number of cups of coffee produced, K is the number of coffee makers, and L is the number of workers. The function for the marginal product of labor is ____.
A) 5
B) 2.5
C) 2
D) 0.4

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The marginal product of labor (MPL) is the additional output produced by adding one more unit of labor, holding all other inputs constant. In the given production function Q = 2K + 5L, the coefficient of L (labor) is 5, which directly represents the MPL, indicating that each additional worker produces 5 more cups of coffee.

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