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Capacity Utilisation

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Edexcel Economics B (9EB0) Theme 2, Unit T2-3 'Productive efficiency' (spec ref 2.3.2 Capacity utilisation) — the capacity utilisation formula, full vs spare capacity, the implications of under- and over-utilisation, how firms improve utilisation, and the link between utilisation and average (uni…

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Lesson outline

  1. Do Now — Retrieval
  2. What Is Capacity Utilisation?
  3. Hinge Check — Applying the Formula
  4. Worked Table — Northfield Joinery
  5. Hinge Check — Spare Capacity
  6. Under-Utilisation vs Over-Utilisation — Implications
  7. Hinge Check — Is 100% Utilisation Always Best?
  8. How Can a Firm Improve Its Capacity Utilisation?
  9. Hinge Check — Which Strategy?
  10. Capacity Utilisation and Unit Cost
  11. Guided Practice — Solstice Solar Panels
  12. Hinge Check — Utilisation vs Productivity
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