ZIMSEC O-Level Economics

6.3.3Division of labour and specialisation

Division of labour and specialisation in ZIMSEC O-Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.

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6.3.3.1Form 2: state the advantages and disadvantages of specialisation and division of labour.

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Specialisation and the division of labour
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Division of labour and specialisation: sample question

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).

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