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The expansion of capital that can occur in the long-run but not, by definition, in the short-run, means that the long-run sup
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Correct option is (4).

In the long run, firms have greater flexibility to substitute one input with another since all inputs are variable, supply is more elastic in long run and less elastic in short run.

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