underutilized capacity
underutilized capacity
a situation where a plant is operated at output levels below the output level at which short-run AVERAGE COST is at a minimum. See RETURNS TO THE VARIABLE FACTOR INPUT.Collins Dictionary of Economics, 4th ed. © C. Pass, B. Lowes, L. Davies 2005
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