In 2024, two leading automated vertical farming operators, VertiGro and HydroCrop, completed a horizontal merger. The board of the newly integrated company, VertiHydro, claimed the consolidation would allow them to significantly reduce average cost per kilogram of produce by exploiting various internal efficiencies.
Explain one type of internal economy of scale that VertiHydro may achieve following this merger.
4 exam-style questions on Edexcel A A Level Economics 3.3.3 Economies and diseconomies of scale. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.