Job production

• Job production

  • Used for one-off items produced by skilled workers
  • Each product can take a long time to make, so fewer products are made in a given time period compared to other production methods, meaning productivity is lower
  • Skilled workers will need to be paid higher wages than unskilled workers, which increases costs
• Firm uses job production

  • Less able to take advantage of economies of scale
  • Unit costs can be high due to the product not being made in bulk
• Unit costs are high


  Firm needs to charge higher prices for its products
• Customers are often willing to pay higher prices for a product that is unique or handmade