What is that worker''s marginal product

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Frank Gunter owns an apple orchard. He employs 40 apple pickers and pays them $7 per hour to pick apples, which he sells for $3.50 per box. If Frank is maximizing profits, what is the marginal revenue product of the last worker he hired? what is that worker's marginal product?

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