Economies of scale are a major source of competitive advantage for large firms.
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True
False
Question 2
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What is a monopoly?
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A government body
Two businesses joining together
When one retailer dominates a market
Question 3
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When does organic growth occur?
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When a company hires more staff
When a company merges with a rival
When a company takes over a rival
Question 4
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A business will benefit from growth because [blank_start]it will gain more market power.[blank_end]
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it will gain more market power
it will have more overheads
it will have more competition
Question 5
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Hiring more staff is an example of external growth.
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True
False
Question 6
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The risk of expansion means that some owners are reluctant to chance funds. They opt instead to stay [blank_start]small[blank_end] and earn a relatively risk-free profit.
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big
small
Question 7
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Owners can face a dilemma in deciding whether to expand. Expansion is risky. There's always the chance that any expansion plans can fail and result in [blank_start]losses[blank_end] rather than [blank_start]profit[blank_end].
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losses
profit
losses
profit
Question 8
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Market power is not guaranteed with business growth.
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True
False
Question 9
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[blank_start]External growth[blank_end] - where a business merges with or takes over another organisation. Combining two firms increases the scale of operation.