How would you explain, in your own words, the concept of "Decreasing Returns to Scale"?

This is a phenomenon that occurs when input (labour, raw materials or capital) is added to a production process and yields a less than proportional increase in outputAs an example, we could look at a company producing bottles. If the owner increases the input of labour (hires more workers) or materials (buys more plastic to produce bottles) by 50% ; but the production of bottles only increases by 20%, we can talk about the Decreasing Returns to Scale.

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