Refer to the above table. If the price of the good produced is $10 and the wage rate is $500, then the marginal revenue product of the 5th worker is

A) $10.
B) $50.
C) $750.
D) $4,750.

C

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A. Actual reserves increase by $10 million, required reserves increase $2.5 million, and excess reserves increase by $7.5 million. B. Actual reserves decrease by $10 million, required reserves decrease $2.5 million, and excess reserves decrease by $7.5 million. C. Actual reserves increase by $10 million, required reserves are unchanged, and excess reserves increase by $10 million. D. Actual reserves decrease by $10 million, required reserves decrease by $10 million, and excess reserves are unchanged.

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