Diseconomies of scale
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In microeconomics, diseconomies of scale are the cost disadvantages that economic actors accrue due to an increase in organizational size or in output, resulting in production of goods and services at increased per-unit costs. The concept of diseconomies of scale is the opposite of economies of scale. It occurs when economies of scale become dysfunctional for a firm.[1] In business, diseconomies of scale[2] are the features that lead to an increase in average costs as a business grows beyond a certain size.
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