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increasing return to scale [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Production (Economics)
  • Production Management
CONT

Increasing returns to scale occurs if a proportional increase in all inputs under the control of a firm results in a greater than proportional increase in production.

OBS

increasing return to scale: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • increasing returns to scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Production (Économie)
  • Gestion de la production
CONT

Rendements d’échelle croissants : les coûts unitaires diminuent quand la production augmente du fait de la répartition des coûts fixes sur un volume d’unités produites plus important.

OBS

rendement d'échelle croissant; rendement croissant à l'échelle : termes habituellement employés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • rendements d'échelle croissants
  • rendements croissants à l'échelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
  • Producción (Economía)
  • Gestión de la producción
CONT

Existen rendimientos crecientes a escala o economías de escala si al aumentar todos los factores en determinada proporción la producción aumenta en una proporción mayor.

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