Evaluating a Productivity Metric for Decision-Making
A manager at an olive oil production facility observes that with 6 workers, the total daily output is 480 liters. The manager calculates the average product of labor to be 80 liters per worker. Critically evaluate the usefulness of this single "80 liters per worker" metric for making a decision about whether to hire a seventh worker. What additional piece of information would be more critical for this specific decision, and why?
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