Economics GCSE
Economies of Scale
What Economies of Scale means in Economics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economies of Scale
The reduction in average unit costs as a firm increases its scale of production.
Topics that use Economies of Scale
- Productivity and division of labour (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Economies of Scale in the exam
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