Frank owns an apple farm and plans to spend 4 hours today picking apples. The number of apples he can pick per hour depends on the total number of hours he spends working in either the east orchard or the west orchard in the manner shown in the table below. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours in } \ \text { East } \ \text { Orchard } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \ \text { Apples Per } \ \text { Hour } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours in } \ \text { West } \ \text { Orchard } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \ \text { Apples Per } \ \text { Hour } \end{array} \ \hline 1 & 40 & 1 & 10 \ \hline 2 & 32 & 2 & 10 \ \hline 3 & 25 & 3 & 10 \ \hline 4 & 20 & 4 & 10 \ \hline \end{array}$$ What is the marginal benefit to Frank of the 2^nd hour he spends picking in the east orchard?

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The marginal benefit of the 2nd hour in the east orchard is the difference in apples picked between the 2nd and 1st hour: 32 apples/hour - 40 apples/hour = -8 apples. However, the correct interpretation is the total apples picked in the 2nd hour, which is 32 apples.

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