History A-Level
Mass production and falling unit costs
What Mass production and falling unit costs means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Mass production and falling unit costs
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Efficient production at Longbridge, with small engine size and simple design, lowered the cost of each car produced.
Topics that use Mass production and falling unit costs
- Paper 3, Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society - 5 Herbert Austin: creating and adapting to market forces, 1905–28 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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