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Bakery's Overtime Decision

A local bakery normally produces 200 croissants per day. A nearby convention center announces a large, week-long event, causing the market price for croissants to increase by 30%. To meet the surge in demand, the bakery owner decides to produce an additional 100 croissants each day by paying their bakers for overtime hours, which costs more per hour than their regular wage. From an economic perspective, explain why it is now profitable for the bakery to incur the higher cost of overtime labor to produce these extra croissants.

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