Using organization's existing under-utilized resources or capabilities (technologies, distribution channels, brands etc.) to new markets, products or services, is known as…. a. Economies of Scope b. The Experience Curve c. Economies of Capacity d. Economies of Scale

Using organization's existing under-utilized resources or capabilities (technologies, distribution channels, brands etc.) to new markets, products or services, is known as…. a. Economies of Scope b. The Experience Curve c. Economies of Capacity d. Economies of Scale

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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Chapter7: Economies Of Scale And Scope

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Using organization's existing under-utilized resources or capabilities (technologies, distribution channels, brands etc.) to new markets, products or services, is known as….

Economies of Scope

The Experience Curve

Economies of Capacity

Economies of Scale

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