A drinks bottle manufacturer currently has each production team mould bottle bodies, make caps, fit seals and inspect the finished products. The manufacturer has received orders for 18 million bottles next year.
Managers are considering buying bottle bodies and caps from specialist suppliers. The manufacturer's workers would then concentrate on fitting seals and inspecting bottles, with each worker repeatedly completing one of these tasks.
Evaluate whether introducing the proposal is likely to benefit both the manufacturer and its workers.
76 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 2.1 The role of markets, covering 2.1.1 What is a market, 2.1.2 Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, 2.1.3 Factor and product markets, and 2.1.4 Specialisation and exchange. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.