Raphael's daily production schedule is presented in the following table.
Fill in the blanks to complete the Marginal Physical Product of Labor column for each worker.
Number of Workers
Output
Marginal Physical Product of Labor
(Pizzas)
(Pizzas)
0	0	 
1	70
2	120
3	160
4	190
5	200
 


To calculate the Marginal Physical Product of Labor (MPP) for each worker, we look at how much additional output is produced by each additional worker. The MPP is the difference between the output with one more worker and the output with the previous number of workers.

Here is the step-by-step calculation:

\[
\text{MPP for each worker} = \text{Output with current number of workers} - \text{Output with previous number of workers}
\]

- **Worker 1:**
  \[
  \text{MPP} = 70 - 0 = 70
  \]
- **Worker 2:**
  \[
  \text{MPP} = 120 - 70 = 50
  \]
- **Worker 3:**
  \[
  \text{MPP} = 160 - 120 = 40
  \]
- **Worker 4:**
  \[
  \text{MPP} = 190 - 160 = 30
  \]
- **Worker 5:**
  \[
  \text{MPP} = 200 - 190 = 10
  \]

### Final table with MPP filled in:

| Number of Workers | Output (Pizzas) | Marginal Physical Product of Labor (MPP) |
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
| 0                 | 0               | -                                        |
| 1                 | 70              | 70                                       |
| 2                 | 120             | 50                                       |
| 3                 | 160             | 40                                       |
| 4                 | 190             | 30                                       |
| 5                 | 200             | 10                                       |

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Here are five related questions:
1. What does a declining MPP indicate about production?
2. How does the law of diminishing returns apply to this situation?
3. What happens to the cost of production when MPP decreases?
4. Can MPP ever be negative? Why or why not?
5. How can MPP help in determining the optimal number of workers?

**Tip**: When MPP decreases, each additional worker contributes less to output, which often indicates diminishing returns.

Raphael's daily production schedule is presented in the following table. Fill in the blanks to complete the Marginal Physical Product of Labor column for each worker.

Learn how to calculate the Marginal Physical Product of Labor for Raphael's pizza production schedule. This problem involves marginal analysis and applies the Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns to determine the additional output produced by each worker. Suitable for high school economics or business students.

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