5.3 In a manufacturing plant, workers use a specialized machine to produce belts. A new labor-saving machine is introduced. With the new machine, the firm uses fewer workers to produce the same number of belts as it did using the old machine. In the long run, both labor and capital (the machine) are variable. From what you know, what is the effect of this invention on the APL , MPL , and returns to scale?
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