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Cost Analysis for a Specialty Bakery

A specialty bakery produces large, custom-decorated cookies. The expense for ingredients and direct labor for each cookie is a consistent $4.00, regardless of the daily production volume. If the bakery decides to increase its production from 200 cookies to 201 cookies, how will this decision affect the cost of producing that 201st cookie? Explain your reasoning.

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