3. On Monday, a coffee shop has one worker and one coffee machine. The manager hires a second member of staff on Tuesday. The two workers argue with each other and production on Tuesday is less than it was on Monday. What technical assumption over production functions does this violate? Explain your answer.

3. On Monday, a coffee shop has one worker and one coffee machine. The manager hires a second member of staff on Tuesday. The two workers argue with each other and production on Tuesday is less than it was on Monday. What technical assumption over production functions does this violate? Explain your answer.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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