ECONOMICS
OPPORTUNITY COST
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A budget surplus; external cost
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factor of production; private monopoly
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public sector; opportunity cost
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trade surplus; budget deficit
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Detailed explanation-1: -A growing population increases total demand (1) this will encourage firms to increase their output (1) may attract MNCs to set up in the country (1). A higher population may make better use of resources (1) allow firms to take advantage of economies of scale (1).
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the most likely reason why government intervention may make the situation worse? A Government decisions can take a long time to have an effect.
Detailed explanation-3: -This may reduce demand for imports; improve the trade in goods position; and so improve the current account position. This may protect infant industries; these may grow and take advantage of economies of scale; become internationally competitive; so create output and employment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Economies of scale refer to the cost advantage experienced by a firm when it increases its level of output. The advantage arises due to the inverse relationship between the per-unit fixed cost and the quantity produced. The greater the quantity of output produced, the lower the per-unit fixed cost.