Suppose a firm has the ability to producesoap, toothpaste, or both. If the firm produces qS units of soap and notoothpaste, then the total cost of production will be $15 thousand. If instead the firm produces qT units of toothpaste and nosoap, then the total cost of production will be $13 thousand.However, if the firm produces both qS units of soap and qT units oftoothpaste, then thefirm's total cost of production will be $79 thousand.

Does this firm potentially experience economies ofscope, diseconomies ofscope, or no economies ofscope?

This firm potentially experiences diseconomies of scope

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What is thefirm's degree of diseconomies ofscope?

The degree to which this firm potentially experiences diseconomies of scope is