AP MicroeconomicsProduction & Costs
Average Product
Average Product is the total output produced per unit of a variable input, typically labor.
It is found by dividing total product by the quantity of the variable input used. Average product rises when marginal product is above it and falls when marginal product is below it.
Formula / Example
AP = TP / L
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