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Problem on merging firms

Elucidate how the efficiency might increase when two firms merge?

Answer: If the two firms merge, their joined efficiency is expected to enhance owing to:

(i) Rise in the scale of output and the resultant economies of scale.
(ii) Better division of labor and specialization; and
(iii) Utilization of better technology, saving the cost of production.

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