Question: In order to determine whether time is being spent optimally, a commercial fisherman has recorded the following information over the past year: hours spent fishing
In order to determine whether time is being spent optimally, a commercial fisherman has recorded the following information over the past year: "hours spent fishing" and "quantity of fish caught." What is the marginal product of fishing for hour spent?
| Hours/day | Total Quantity of Fish (tons) | Marginal Product |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | 30 | |
| 6 | 31 | |
The fisherman has a fixed cost of $200 per day and variable costs of $150 per hour (wages and fuel).
Fill in the information missing in the following table.
| Hours/ day | Total Fixed Costs | Total Variable Costs | Total Costs | Marginal Costs |
| 0 | | | | |
| 1 | | | | |
| 2 | | | | |
| 3 | | | | |
| 4 | | | | |
| 5 | | | | |
| 6 | | | | |
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