_Table illustrating the invariable Value of Labour and its Results._
Table Key
1: Quarters of corn produced by 10 men or varying fertility of
the soil.
2: Yearly corn wages to each labourer, determined by the demand
and supply.
3: Advances in corn wages, or variable produce commanding the
labour of 10 men.
4: Rate of profits under the foregoing circumstances.
5: Quantity of labour required to produce the wages of 10 men
under the foregoing circumstances.
6: Quantity of profits on the advances of labour.
7: Invariable value of the wages of a given number of men.
8: Value of 100 qrs. of corn under the circumstances supposed.
9: Value of the product of the labour of 10 men under the
circumstances supposed.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|--------+-------+--------+-------+------+-----+----+-------+-------|
| | | | | | | | | |
|150 qrs.|12 qrs.|120 qrs.|25 p.c.|8 |2 | 10 | 8.33 | 12.5 |
|150 |13 |130 |15.38 |8.66 |1.34 | 10 | 7.7 | 11.53 |
|150 |10 |100 |50 |6.6 |3.4 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
|140 |12 |120 |16.66 |8.6 |1.4 | 10 | 7.14 | 11.6 |
|140 |11 |110 |27.2 |7.85 |2.15 | 10 | 9.09 | 12.7 |
|130 |12 |120 | 8.3 |9.23 |0.77 | 10 | 8.33 | 10.8 |
|130 |10 |100 |30 |7.7 |2.3 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
|120 |11 |110 | 9 |9.17 |0.83 | 10 | 9.09 | 10.9 |
|120 |10 |100 |20 |8.33 |1.67 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
|110 |10 |100 |10 |9.09 | .91 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
|110 | 9 | 90 |22.2 |8.18 |1.82 | 10 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
|100 | 9 | 90 |11.1 |9 |1 | 10 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
|100 | 8 | 80 |25 |8 |2 | 10 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| 90 | 8 | 80 |12.5 |8.88 |1.12 | 10 | 12.5 | 11.25 |
+--------+-------+--------+-------+------+-----+----+-------+-------+
('Measure of Value,' p. 38.)
Columns 5 to 9 contain the debateable matter.