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What Is Cost Advantage?

By Rachel Warren – Updated Jul 1, 2025 at 2:59AM

Key Points

  • Cost advantage allows firms to achieve higher profit margins by maintaining lower production costs than rivals.
  • Businesses can expand market share by pricing products below competitors without sacrificing profits.
  • Efficient production and innovation contribute to sustaining a company's cost advantage in competitive markets.

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