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Evaluating Investments for Production Growth
A small bakery aims to increase its daily production. The owner is considering three actions: (1) purchasing a new, larger industrial oven; (2) hiring an additional baker; and (3) buying raw ingredients like flour in greater quantities. Analyze these three options. In your response, you must identify which action constitutes an investment in a capital good and explain why. Furthermore, contrast the role of this capital good in boosting long-term production capacity with the roles of the other two actions.
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