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WAEC Economics 2020 Objective — Question 17

Question 17 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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A large firm may experience diseconomies of scale if there is

  • A. difficulty in coordinating decisionsCorrect
  • B. division of labour in production
  • C. employment of more specialists
  • D. decrease in the cost of production

Explanation

As a firm grows very large, coordination and communication become difficult, leading to inefficiencies (diseconomies of scale) despite increased size.

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