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Input Levels and Production Output
A manufacturing plant produces widgets using a fixed amount of machinery and factory space. The plant manager is considering hiring additional assembly line workers. Analyze the likely changes to the total number of widgets produced per day as the number of workers is steadily increased from a very small number to a very large number. Explain the reasoning behind these changes at different stages of hiring.
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