Jill runs a factory that makes lie detectors in Little Rock, Arkansas. This month, Jill's 34 workers produced 690 machines. Suppose Jill adds one more worker and, as a result, her factory's output increases to 700 Jill's marginal product of labor from the last worker hired equals ________.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 690
D) 700
E) None of the above answers is correct.

A

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