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What is the shape of the LRAC curve for a firm enjoying diseconomies of scale?


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Fast-Second Strategy

An approach by a dominant firm in which it allows other firms in its industry to bear the risk of innovation and then quickly becomes the second firm to offer any successful new product or adopt any improved production process.

Gigantic Corporation

A term used to describe extremely large and influential multinational corporations, often with significant power over markets and economies.

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Novel ideas, products, or technologies that have been successfully developed and accepted in the market, leading to commercial success or widespread adoption.

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