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Technology Choice Under Changing Input Costs
A furniture company is planning to produce a batch of 100 chairs. It is evaluating three different production methods. Suddenly, the cost of wood, a key material, increases by 50% due to a supply shortage. Given this change, which production method is now the most economically attractive? Justify your answer by comparing the relative input usage of the viable methods.
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