Audio Component Outsourcing (Scenario)

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Audio Component Outsourcing (Scenario)
Echo Corp., a company based in Boston, manufactures high-quality audio components, such as speakers, amplifiers, and receivers for home entertainment systems. Echo has been losing market share in recent years due to the competitive pricing of other audio component manufacturers that engage in global sourcing. Echo managers are attempting to convince Nathan Douglas, the firm's founder and CEO, that global sourcing would enable the firm to be more competitive without sacrificing quality.
-Which of the following is a benefit of global sourcing?

• A) bridging of the rich-poor divide
• B) minimal reliance on suppliers
• C) access to qualified personnel abroad
• D) elimination of competitors

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Definitions:

Diseconomies of Scale

A situation where, as a firm increases its production, the costs per unit increase.

Constant Returns to Scale

A situation in which increasing the amount of inputs results in a proportional increase in outputs.

Diseconomies of Scale

A situation in which production costs increase as a firm’s output increases, leading to decreased efficiency.

Decreasing Returns to Scale

Decreasing Returns to Scale occurs when a firm increases all inputs by a certain proportion, but the output increases by a smaller proportion, indicating reduced efficiency.