Economics Today: The Micro View (18th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133885071
Author: Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 2FCT
To determine
Why might additive-production methods that are most suitable for mass production of large volumes of the same item be associated with a larger minimum efficient scale?
Introduction:
Minimum efficient scale (MES): The minimum efficient scale (MES) or efficient scale of production is the lowest point of long run average cost curve. It is the point where the firm can produce at minimum long run average costs.
Long run average cost curve: This is also known as the planning curve. This curve depicts the future. So, it shows about the long run plan of a plant about its cost structure.
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