Marginal product of labor refers to the:

A. Last unit of output produced by labor at the end of each period
B. Increase in output resulting from employing one more unit of labor
C. Total output divided by the number of labor employed
D. Smallest unit of the output produced by labor

B. Increase in output resulting from employing one more unit of labor

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Which of the following examples of production of goods and services would be included in U.S. GDP?

a. Sally, a Canadian citizen, works on a drilling crew in North Dakota for Northland Gas Services, and Northland sells the natural gas to a utility company in Canada. b. Jim grows pecans for his family in the yard of their San Antonio home. c. Joe grows marijuana in his Kansas City home and sells it to his friends and neighbors. d. None of the above examples of production would be included in U.S. GDP.

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