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Suppose the production function illustrated with the information in the table below: This production function exhibits ____________ returns to scale. Please fill in the blank based on the chart below. Thanks.

  K=1 K=2 K=3
L=1 50 70 80
L=2 70 100 120
L=3 80 120 150

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