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Evaluating a Cost-Reduction Strategy
A company that produces custom t-shirts observes that its total monthly costs rise every time it increases its production volume. A manager proposes, 'To reduce our total costs, we should simply produce and sell fewer t-shirts.' Evaluate this proposal. Explain the primary negative consequence for the business that would likely result from this strategy, even though it would successfully lower total costs.
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