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Many years ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture carried out experiments to determine how a cow’s milk production during a particular period was related to how much she was fed. A cow must be fed a certain amount just to maintain herself; beyond that point, more feed resulted in more milk, as shown below: (a) What is the marginal product of a pound of feed if between 5,700 and 6,100 pounds of feed are consumed?

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