A bicycle factory reorganises production so that each worker repeatedly completes one stage. Output per worker rises. Workers are also trained for several stages and change tasks during the week. Which evaluation is most accurate?
The factory is likely to retain much of the output gain while reducing boredom and dependence on individual workers
Unit costs are likely to fall, but training across stages will leave workers with less transferable skills
Boredom is likely to fall, but training for several stages will make the factory more dependent on individual workers
The output gain is likely to disappear because changing tasks stops workers becoming quicker at a repeated stage
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.