Størrelseekstensivitet

Størrelseekstensivitet refers to a concept in economics and business that describes a company's or product's ability to grow or scale its operations or output without a proportional increase in its costs. It is essentially the inverse of a cost structure that requires significant additional investment for each unit of growth. A company with high størrelseekstensivitet can achieve substantial increases in revenue or production volume while its fixed or variable costs rise at a much slower rate.

This characteristic is often associated with industries that have high initial fixed costs but relatively low marginal costs for producing additional units. Examples include software companies, where the cost of developing a product is high, but distributing additional copies is very inexpensive, or telecommunications networks, where building the infrastructure is costly, but adding more users incurs minimal incremental expense.

Achieving størrelseekstensivitet can lead to significant profitability improvements as revenue grows and the proportion of costs decreases. It allows businesses to benefit from economies of scale more effectively. Conversely, businesses with low størrelseekstensivitet, where costs increase proportionally with output, may struggle to achieve the same level of profitability growth as they expand. Factors like technology, automation, and efficient business processes can contribute to increasing a company's størrelseekstensivitet.