Suppose that each worker must use only one shovel to dig a trench, and shovels are useless by themselves. In the long run, the firm will experience

A) increasing returns to scale.
B) constant returns to scale.
C) decreasing returns to scale.
D) The returns to scale cannot be determined from the information provided.


B

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