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=== Economy of scale === {{Main|Economy of scale}} [[Economies of scale]], in [[microeconomics]], are the cost advantages that a business obtains due to expansion. They are factors that cause a producer’s average cost per unit to fall as output rises.<ref name="o'sullivan02">{{cite book |last1 = O'Sullivan |first1 = Arthur |author-link =Arthur O'Sullivan (economist) |first2=Steven M. |last2=Sheffrin |title = Economics: Principles in Action |url = https://archive.org/details/economicsprincip00osul |url-access = limited |publisher = Pearson Prentice Hall |year = 2003 |location = Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 |page = [https://archive.org/details/economicsprincip00osul/page/n173 157] |isbn = 0-13-063085-3}}</ref> [[Diseconomies of scale]] are the opposite. Economies of scale may be utilized by any size firm expanding its scale of operation.
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