The accompanying table below shows how total donations, average donations, total labor costs and average labor costs vary depending on the
number of employees State U hires for its fundraising activities.
Number of Total
Average
Employees Donations Donations
Total Labor
Costs
Average
Labor Costs
1
$30,000
$8,000
2
$42,426
$17,000
3
$51,963 $17,321
$27,000
4
$60,000
$9,500
5
$13,416
$50,000
The marginal benefit (in terms of extra donations) of the 3rd employee is:
Multiple Choice
$17,321
$51,963
$9,537
$10,000