Question

Framjam Sports Equipment produces basketballs at its factory in Kentucky and soccer balls at its factory in Illinois. At its current annual rate of production, the cost of producing basketballs is $70,000 and the cost of producing soccer balls is $45,000. If the firm consolidates production at a single location, the annual cost of production will be $100,000. What is the degree of economies of scope in this case?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.15

Explanation:

The computation of the degree of economies of scope in this case is given below:

(cost of producing basketballs + cost of producing soccer balls - annual cost of production) ÷ annual cost of production

= ($70,000 + $45,000 - $100,000) ÷ $100,000

= 0.15