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Robotic Olive Oil Production Technology
A hypothetical robotic technology for olive oil production illustrates a process with both fixed proportions and constant returns to scale. Each robotic system requires one worker and 400 kWh of energy to produce 100 liters of oil per day. Because the technology has constant returns to scale, the total daily output is directly proportional to the number of systems in operation.
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