diseconomies of scale

Definitions

Accounting

• plural noun a situation where increased production leads to a higher production cost per unit or average production cost

Economics

• plural noun a situation in which increased production actually increases unit cost. After having increased production using the existing workforce and machinery, giving economies of scale, the company finds that in order to increase production further it has to employ more workers and buy more machinery, leading to an increase in unit cost.

Nearby Definitions of “diseconomies of scale”

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Contexts for “diseconomies of scale”

2 definitions in context
• Accounting
• Economics