Do you think the cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is likely to be cheaper or more expensive than the cost of transporting aluminium and plastic? Why?

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Chapter 6

NCERT

Class 10

Geography

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2. Do you think the cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is likely to be cheaper

Question:

Do you think the cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is likely to be cheaper or more expensive than the cost of transporting aluminium and plastic? Why?

Answer:

The cost of transporting the finished products after packaging is cheaper because all the materials came from different places are combined to make one final product, so now the transportation cost is of one product only.

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