Returns to a Factor and Returns to Scale
1. A production function shows the relationship between inputs and total output in production.
2. There are three types of returns to scale: increasing returns, constant returns, and diminishing returns.
3. Increasing returns occur when a proportional increase in all inputs leads to a more than proportional increase in total output. Constant returns occur when a proportional increase in all inputs leads to an exact proportional increase in total output. Diminishing returns occur when a proportional increase in all inputs leads to a less than proportional increase in total output.