A firm is using 500 units of labour and 100 units of capital to produce 100 units of output. Labour costs $5 per unit and capital $20 per unit. At these input levels, another unit of labour adds 5 units of output, while another unit of capital adds 40 units of output. If the firm uses 496 units of labour and 101 units of capital instead, what will happen?

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Cost will be unchanged, and output will increase by 20 units.

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Cost will be unchanged, and output will increase by 35 units.

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Output will be unchanged, and cost will decrease by $20.

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Output will be unchanged, and cost will decrease by $40.

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None of the above

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