A national grocery chain sets up a store in a small town. It sources most of its produce from the local farmers. Since it sources the produce in bulk, it demands discounts from the suppliers. The store passes some of these savings to the customers in the form of low prices for the products. The price is lower than what is offered by the local grocery stores. The large quantities of products sold compensates for the lower price. This is an example of:________

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Answer:

The correct answer is letter "E": economies of scale.

Explanation:

Economies of scale mean productivity becomes more efficient as the number of goods produced increases. In most cases, companies that achieve economies of scale lower the average cost of their products by increasing production which is due to the spread of fixed costs required to produce the product among a large number of goods. Lower production costs typically represent lower prices for consumers.