Scenario B. Three students-Bernardo, Astrid, and Rajiv-are discussing how to improve efficiency in a manufacturing context. Bernardo says that the company must work toward achieving lower costs per unit of production. Rajiv believes that the company should use the same resources to make more related products. Astrid holds that avoiding the costs of growing too large and creating waste will improve efficiency.When he says that the company should use the same resources to make more related products, Rajiv is calling for
A. diseconomies of scale.
B. economies of scale.
C. economies of size.
D. diseconomies of scope.
E. economies of scope.
Answer: E
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