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Investment Decision in an 18th-Century Textile Mill
You are a textile factory owner in the 1770s. Your weavers work very quickly, but they are often left idle because of a severe and persistent shortage of yarn, which is spun by hand. You have the opportunity to invest in one of two new technologies. Analyze the two options below and justify which one would be the better investment to solve your factory's most pressing problem.
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