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Question: What are economies and diseconomies of scale? Why do they exist?
Answer: economies of scale have lower average total costs of production as larger scales of operation are used. They result form greater specialization of labor and management. Diseconomies of scale arise because management loses control over operations. That is, monitoring costs rise and ther eis often a loss of team spirit.