Calculate the Average Product of Labour (APL) for 1, 3, and 4 employees, given their respective outputs. Will the firm recruit a fifth employee if their output is the same as with four employees?

Right Selina, let's go. Question 6 a) To calculate the Average Product of Labour (APL), we use the formula: APL = Output (Q)Employees (L) Step 1: Calculate APL for (I) where L = 1 and Q = 200. APL (I) = (200)/(1) = 200 Step 2: Calculate APL for (II) where L = 3 and Q = 600. APL (II) = (600)/(3) = 200 Step 3: Calculate APL for (III) where L = 4 and Q = 680. APL (III) = (680)/(4) = 170 The calculated APL values are: (I) 200 (II) 200 (III) 170 b) No, the firm will not recruit the fifth employee after the fourth. The firm's output with 4 employees is 680. With 5 employees, the output remains 680. This means the marginal product of labour for the fifth employee is zero (680 - 680 = 0). A rational firm will not hire an additional employee if that employee does not contribute to increasing total output, as it would only increase costs without increasing revenue. Send me the next one 📸