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Analyzing Workforce Transformation Trade-offs
A company that manufactures custom-fit clothing transitions from a manual production process to a highly automated one using computer-controlled machinery. In doing so, it shifts its hiring strategy from employing experienced, high-wage traditional artisans to recruiting younger, less-experienced but digitally-proficient workers at a lower wage. Briefly explain the primary economic trade-off the company is making with this change in its workforce.
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