💡Average product measures the output per unit of a specific factor of production.
📈The average product curve rises initially due to specialization and division of labor.
📉As specialization reaches its limit, the average product curve starts to decline.
👨👩👧👦Managing large groups of workers becomes challenging and can reduce average output.
🔚The average product curve can never be negative, but it can slope downward.
How is average product calculated?
—Average product is calculated by dividing the total output by the total units of input, such as workers.
What does the average product curve represent?
—The average product curve represents the relationship between the average product of labor and the number of workers employed.
Why does the average product curve initially rise?
—The average product curve rises initially due to the benefits of specialization and the division of labor.
Why does the average product curve eventually decline?
—The average product curve declines when the benefits of specialization reach their limit and adding more workers reduces average output.
Can the average product curve be negative?
—No, the average product curve can never be negative, but it can slope downward.
00:00Total product tends to increase with more inputs, but each additional input generates progressively smaller increases in total output.
00:25Average product is the output per unit of a specific factor of production, such as the average product of labor.
01:03The average product curve rises sharply when the labor force increases, allowing for specialization and division of labor.
01:28As specialization continues, the average product curve will have a positive slope, indicating increased productivity.
01:57However, there is a point where specialization reaches its limit, and adding more workers produces smaller increases in output.
