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Explain purchasing economies and technical economies of scale.
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Expanding a business
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Economies and diseconomies of scale
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In an exam context, Explain purchasing economies and technical economies of scale sits within Economies and diseconomies of scale and Expanding a business for AQA GCSE Business 8132. Use a business such as StyleHub serves commuters while opening a second outlet; the case evidence includes net profit margin of ?2,963, sales of 258 units, and a 26% change in costs or demand to keep the explanation applied. The important reasoning is to connect technical economies, purchasing economies, economies of scale with the business objective, the financial implication, and the effect on local community. Avoid treating fixed and variable costs as the same thing. A high-quality answer should explain the commercial trade-off, use precise evidence, and finish with a judgement that depends on the context rather than a generic definition.
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