Question

It costs firm A $800 to produce five radios and it costs firm B $500 to produce five batteries. If Firm A merges with firm B, it can produce both the five radios and the five batteries for $1000. The firm has experienced

Answer 1

Answer:  b. ​Economies of Scope

Explanation:

Economies of Scope refers to a situation where a company is able to reduce the cost of producing two or more goods by combining their production thereby leading to savings in the production process.

Economies of Scope in effect points out that there are some goods that when produced in tandem with another, lead to a cost reduction which means that its savings is based on variety.

Goods that usually achieve Economies of Scope are goods that are compliments, produced by similar methods or use similar inputs for production.

Firm A merging with Firm B produced the 5 radios and batteries cheaper so the new company is experiencing Economies of Scope.