London Simpson Owns a Company That Makes Smartphone Accessories

question 71

Multiple Choice

London Simpson owns a company that makes smartphone accessories. She is trying to increase her sales, primarily because she knows that increasing production lowers the average cost of each unit produced. The reason for growth illustrated in this example is ________.

• A) economies of scope
• B) market leadership
• C) influence, power, and survivability
• D) need to accommodate the growth of key customers
• E) economies of scale

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Definitions:

Allocation Of Resources

The process by which resources are distributed for the production of goods and services, usually determined by market forces in a free market, or by government decisions in a planned economy.

Resource Use

The consumption or exploitation of natural resources by humans for manufacturing, energy production, and other economic activities.

Real Rate

The interest rate that has been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation, reflecting the true cost of borrowing.

Nominal Rate

The interest rate before adjustments for inflation, often referred to in the context of loans and savings.