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A worker's production is represented by a feasible frontier on a graph where the vertical axis is 'Daily Pay (bushels)' and the horizontal axis is 'Daily Free Time (hours)'. The frontier slopes downwards from left to right. A new law is passed that imposes two conditions: 1) The worker must have at least 19.5 hours of free time per day. 2) The worker must be paid a minimum of 23 bushels per day. On the graph, the vertical line at 19.5 hours of free time intersects the feasible frontier at point
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