Where to find installer .pkg on Mac after app store purchase

Can anyone tell me if Apple dumps the installer package somewhere on your Mac after purchasing an app from MAS? I'm tying to get an app which is only available on MAS onto a machine that does not have MAS installed on it (long story about incompatibility with pro apps and video card) and I'm unable to find an installer anywhere else online. I have installed the app on another machine, so hoping I can find the installer .pkg and copy it over the the machine without MAS and do the install.
Any ideas?

Most apps that come through the MAS are the drag & drop type, so there is no installer. Apple states that you should be able to copy an app from one Mac to another, such as over a network. However, apps from the MAS usually require a minimum of Mac OS X 10.6.6 or they will not work. Check the software requirements on the right side of the app's MAS page.

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