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Evaluating a Technology Consultant's Recommendation
A textile firm's current manufacturing process requires 5 workers and 10 tonnes of coal to produce 500 bolts of fabric. A consultant recommends switching to a new process, claiming it is 'unambiguously more efficient and will reduce costs regardless of input prices.' The new process requires 4 workers and 12 tonnes of coal to produce the same 500 bolts of fabric. Based on the principles of technology comparison, is the consultant's claim that the new process is 'unambiguously more efficient' correct? Explain your reasoning.
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A factory manager is evaluating four different production techniques to manufacture 1,000 identical units of a product. Each technique requires a different combination of labor hours and machine hours.
- Technique 1: 40 labor hours, 80 machine hours
- Technique 2: 50 labor hours, 60 machine hours
- Technique 3: 40 labor hours, 95 machine hours
- Technique 4: 60 labor hours, 60 machine hours
Without knowing the specific costs of labor or machine time, which technique can be definitively ruled out as inefficient compared to another single technique on the list?
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A firm is evaluating two methods for producing an identical batch of goods. Method A requires 3 workers and 7 units of raw material. Method B requires 4 workers and 6 units of raw material. A rational, profit-maximizing firm would find that one of these methods is definitively superior, regardless of the specific wages paid to workers or the price of the raw material.
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