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Edexcel A-Level Economics AS 1.3.1 5a Advantages and Disadvantages of Specialisation and the the Role of Money Division of Questions

Practise explaining how division of labour raises output, lowers unit costs and creates drawbacks such as repetitive work in production contexts.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Economics YEC11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • define specialisation by linking firm or worker focus to a narrower product or production task
  • explain how division of labour raises skill and output or lowers tool-switching, training and unit costs
  • evaluate gains for firms and workers against boredom, inflexibility, automation and production bottlenecks

Edexcel A-Level Economics AS 1.3.1 5a Advantages and Disadvantages of Specialisation and the the Role of Money Division of Questions question 1

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A clothing manufacturer originally organised production so that each worker made a garment from start to finish. However, in 2020, the manufacturer introduced the division of labour to garment production.

Which one of the following is a likely advantage of introducing the division of labour?

A

An increase in boredom

B

An increase in the cost of making each garment

C

An increase in output per worker

D

An increase in the time required for training

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