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A manager of a tech company, operating in an economy with high legal costs for dismissing long-term employees, is considering replacing one senior employee with two recent graduates. The combined salary of the two graduates is equal to the senior employee's salary. From the employer's perspective, identify and briefly explain the primary economic argument for this change and the primary argument against it.
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