As an Indication of the Importance of Economies of Scale

question 29

True/False

As an indication of the importance of economies of scale, Ford Motor Company runs a single global business developing cars and trucks that can be built and sold through the world. By 2015, Ford intends for about 75% of the vehicles it sells to be variants of about 5 basic platforms.

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Moderate Changes

Alterations or adjustments that are neither minor nor major, but fall in the middle range in terms of their impact or intensity.

Labour Costs

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Kiln

A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.