All other things being equal, which one of the following is most likely to act as a major disincentive to the growth of a firm?
Access to substantial purchasing economies of scale at high levels of output
Having lower average total costs than rivals in the industry
The emergence of managerial diseconomies of scale at low levels of output
Greater access to external finance as the firm expands its operations
156 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 1.4 Production, costs and revenue, covering 1.4.1 Production and productivity, 1.4.2 Specialisation, division of labour and exchange, 1.4.3 The law of diminishing returns and returns to scale (A-level only), 1.4.4 Costs of production, 1.4.5 Economies and diseconomies of scale, 1.4.6 Marginal, average and total revenue, 1.4.7 Profit, and 1.4.8 Technological change (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.