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Economy of scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Returns to scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In economics, returns to scale and economies of scale are related terms that describe what happens as the scale of production increases. They are different terms and should not be used interchange...
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Also Known As: Economies of Scale ... Wal-Mart can sell products more cheaply because its huge buying power gives it economies of scale. ... Economies of Scale - Dictionary Definition of Economies of Scale...
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Technical Definitions: What is Economies of Scale? Economies of Scale Definition. ... Economies of scale refers to the notion of increasing efficiencies of the production of goods as the number of goods being produced increases. Typically the average costs of producing a good will diminish as each additional good is...
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Economies of scale in production means that production at a larger scale (more output) can be achieved at a lower cost (i.e. with economies or savings). A simple way to formalize this is to assume that the unit-labor requirement in production of a good is a function of the level of output produced.
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For example, lower production cost of an automobile due to production of a large number of cars of the same type is due to economy of scale. There may also exist a DISECONOMY OF SCALE where the increased size contributes to an increase in unit cost.
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