NQMPPMRP
000100
1151510150
2281310130
3391110110
4491010100
55781080
66361060
76741040
86921020

To the left is a table illustrating the simple computation of MRP for a firm which operates in a perfectly competitive output market (so marginal revenue = price). The column labeled N represents the number of units of the input, say number of workers, Q gives total output. MP (Marginal Product), is the additional output generated by hiring an additional worker.

The MRP is simply the addition to revenue that can be attributed to the additional worker, so it is simply MP X P. Notice that it is declining as more workers are hired because MP is falling.

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