Internal economies of scale arise when firms increase their scale of production. Hence‚ they incur lower average costs of production‚ either through specialization or other factors. When average costs fall‚ giving the price of the good to be constant‚ profit margins of these firms will be increased. Thus‚ the individual firm benefits from internal economies of scale. External economies of scale arise when all firms in an industry experience decreasing average costs of production‚ which can be
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Demands of the question 10 marks (paper 2) 20 minutes on it Explain the law of diminishing returns using average and marginal product curves Definition Law of diminishing returns refer to how the marginal production of a factor of production starts to progressively decrease as the factor is increased‚ in contrast to the increase that would otherwise be normally expected. Triple A Law of diminishing returns – as more and more of a variable factor is added to a fixed factor‚ output will rise
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE When a firm moves from small scale to large scale production‚ the average cost of production of each unit falls. The reasons for which this happens are known as economies of scale – they are the benefits which result in the cost savings of large scale operations which come about when a firm expands. In other words‚ economies of scale are advantages reaped by firms engaging in large scale production. There are two types of economies of scale. They are: * Internal economies
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Differences between colonies: Religious: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth were "Puritans" vs. Anglicans at Jamestown. Plus‚ Plymouth was founded for religious reasons while Jamestown was founded for economic reasons. Don’t get me wrong--religion was critical for both groups but the Puritans left England because they were religious outcasts while the settlers at Jamestown were there for economic benefit and had investors. Labor: Jamestown was initially settled under martial law and the military
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Kirat Hundle 1. What is the difference between an element and a compound? An element is an isotope made of the number of neutrons it has. A compound is a substance made of two or more different elements (a mixture). 2. What is the periodic table? A periodic table is where the chemical elements are organized based on their atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)‚ electron arrangement‚ and chemical properties. 3. Give two examples of each of the four major mineral groups (silicates‚ carbonates
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unit of the product represented by these data since that amount maximizes marginal utility.” Do you agree? Explain why or why not. c. “It is possible that a rational consumer will not purchase any units of the product represented by these data.” Do you agree? Explain why or why not. Answer: Missing total utility data‚ top – bottom: 18; 33. The missing total utility for the second unity can be found by adding the marginal utility (change in utility) to the total utility for the first unit. By consuming
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Professor Keith Productivity Measurement Benchmarking is defined as the process of comparing the cost‚ cycle time‚ productivity‚ or quality of a specific process or method to another that is widely considered to be an industry standard or best practice (O’Neill‚ Dam‚ Gutbezahl‚ n.d.). Benchmarking is a great tool used to monitor productivity and profitability. A successful physical therapy department needs to be running efficiently in all areas‚ including employee productivity‚ correct charging
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| BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY AS AN ISSUE Productivity – the rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labour. WHY DOES IT COME ABOUT? Poor Organizational Management Low productivity in the workplace often results from general disorganization in any one department. When disorganization occurs‚ productivity suffers and tasks fail to get completed‚ time is wasted‚ communication between employees suffers‚ and the lines of customer service are broken. Good management
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organizations work towards diminishing it however‚ it is a very touchy problem and needs to be handled with caution as the process is very tedious which is not realized by many people worldwide. Many think that diminishing child labour suddenly and as soon as possible is going to be good for the world however‚ this is not true. The fight to end child labour is going to be long and hard because of the many negative impacts it will have on the world To begin‚ diminishing child labour will be very difficult
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Productivity dilemma Productivity dilemma Abernathy’s productivity dilemma describes businesses trade off between two strategic goals: efficiency and innovation. Efficiency is a result of exploitation‚ there utilizes existing knowledge and capabilities‚ resulting in stable and efficient performance. Innovation or adaptability is a result of exploration‚ which creates new knowledge‚ enabling organizations to innovate‚ and adapt to changing conditions. Paul s. Adler highlights that Abernathy sees
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