A farm can produce 10,000 bushels of wheat per year with 5 workers and 13,000 bushels with 6 workers. The marginal product of the sixth worker for this farm is:

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The marginal product of the sixth worker is the additional output that is produced when the farm hires the sixth worker. It is calculated by finding the difference between the total output produced with six workers and the total output produced with five workers.

Marginal product of the sixth worker = Total output with six workers - Total output with five workers 
= 13,000 bushels - 10,000 bushels 
= 3,000 bushels

Therefore, the marginal product of the sixth worker for this farm is 3,000 bushels, so the answer is (B).

A Farm Can Produce 10,000 Bushels of Wheat Per Year