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INCREASING RELATIVE COSTS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of increasing costs
1, record 1, English, law%20of%20increasing%20costs
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- law of increasing relative costs 1, record 1, English, law%20of%20increasing%20relative%20costs
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... law which ... prevails when in order to get equal extra amounts of one good, society must sacrifice ever-increasing amounts of the other good. 1, record 1, English, - law%20of%20increasing%20costs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois du marché (Économie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi des coûts croissants
1, record 1, French, loi%20des%20co%C3%BBts%20croissants
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi des coûts relatifs croissants 1, record 1, French, loi%20des%20co%C3%BBts%20relatifs%20croissants
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-04-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pricing Theory
- Corporate Economics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- increasing relative costs
1, record 2, English, increasing%20relative%20costs
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bowed-out or concave curvature of the production-possibility frontier depicts the law of increasing(relative) costs-as shown by the fact that when we want more farm goods(butter), their(relative) cost in terms of sacrificed Manufactures(guns) rises. 1, record 2, English, - increasing%20relative%20costs
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des prix
- Économie de l'entreprise
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coûts relatifs croissants
1, record 2, French, co%C3%BBts%20relatifs%20croissants
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-01-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- relative extra production cost
1, record 3, English, relative%20extra%20production%20cost
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are still gains from trade; but because of diminishing returns and increasing costs, there is not so much specialization as before and not quite such large gains. Note that at the equilibrium point, where no further trade is possible, relative(extra, or "marginal") production costs in the two countries are equal(...) 1, record 3, English, - relative%20extra%20production%20cost
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- coût de production additionnel relatif 1, record 3, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20production%20additionnel%20relatif
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-01-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- relative cost
1, record 4, English, relative%20cost
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "law of increasing(relative) costs" prevails when in order to get equal extra amounts of one good, society must sacrifice ever-increasing amounts of the other good. A boned-out or concave curvature of the production-possibility frontier depicts the law of increasing(relative) costs-as shown by the fact that when we want more farm goods(butter), their(relative) cost in terms of sacrificed Manufactures(guns) rises. 1, record 4, English, - relative%20cost
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- coût relatif
1, record 4, French, co%C3%BBt%20relatif
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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