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Cambridge IGCSE Economics

3.3.5Division of labour

Division of labour in Cambridge IGCSE Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 3.3.5Define division of labour and explain its advantages and disadvantages.

Lessons

  • Specialisation and the division of labour

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Division of labour: sample question

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A fictional sandal workshop changes its method of production.

Method Workers Pairs of sandals per day
Each worker makes whole pairs 6 42
Division of labour 6 63

Calculate output per worker per day after the division of labour (to one decimal place).

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

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