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Costs and Economies of Scale Costs Costs of Production are the ______________________________________________________________ _____________________. These may include wages, rent, raw materials, packaging, interest and advertising. Total cost is the ____________________________________in getting the goods or service ready for sale. Average cost of production is the____________________________. Equals total cost divided by output. Economies of Scale Even though the__________________________, the _________________________________ Productivity will increase because you are able to ____________________with the ___________________ When there are economies of scale there is a _________________________than the increase in ________ E.g. If there is a 5% increase in resources (inputs) but a 10% increase in production (outputs) then there are economies of scale. Reasons for Economies of Scale Technical Economies Bigger businesses are able to afford ____________________________________to increase productivity. Smaller firms may be unable to afford this machinery. Larger firms are also able to benefit from __________ _________________________________________, such as division of labour, which increases productivity. Marketing Economies Many marketing costs (advertising) stay the same regardless of the output being produced. Larger firms can __________________________________________________________________________ Larger firms can____________________, so can ______________________________from their suppliers so cost per unit will fall ( supermarkets) Larger firms can also _________________that ______________________________________________ Financial Economies Larger firms have the benefit of being able to_______________________________. As larger firms usually have ___________________so are seen as being______________________. Larger firms can also ________________________________________________________________________. Lowering the average cost of production Managerial Economies Larger firms can employ ___________________________who can_______________________________ _____________________ For example one person could be employed as a manager to deal with staff, another to deal with marketing and another for finance etc. Diseconomies of Scale This is due to inefficiency and problems with management, perhaps the ______________________________ ______________or there are _______________________________ Management issues are the main cause of diseconomies of scale. _________________________________between management and employees ( productivity may fall) Workers may not feel __________________________________ Workers may become ________________________________ Consequences ( Flow On Effects) Economies of scale result in _________________________ If the _________________________________it will result in a ________________________________, ______________________________ making a __________________________for the business. Firms may decide to ________________________________of their product but at the same time _______ ____________________________ the same. This makes goods ______________________________so the firm will _______________________________________and increase its ______________________ __________________________________________ When diseconomies of scale arise the firm will____________________________________________. This may result in ____________________________