Competitive Cost Strategy
Two firms, 'Automate Inc.' and 'Crafts Co.', produce identical widgets. Automate Inc. has invested heavily in a robotic assembly line, resulting in very high initial setup costs but a very low cost for each additional widget produced. Crafts Co. uses a manual assembly process with minimal setup costs but a higher cost for each additional widget. Assuming both firms face a constant per-unit cost for materials and labor, which firm is likely to have a lower per-unit cost if they both produce millions of widgets? Explain your reasoning.
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