$($Consider the following statements$)$:

$($The law of variable proportions is related to the short run.$)$

$($The law of variable proportions is related to the long run.$)3.,()($In case of law of variable proportions, the producer prefers to live in a situation of diminishing returns $($Second stage$).)$

$,()($In case of law of variable proportions, the producer prefers to live in a situation of increasing