Fixkostendegression

== German == === Etymology === Fixkosten (“fixed costs”) +‎ Degression (“degression”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɪkskɔstn̩deɡʁɛˌsi̯oːn] Hyphenation: Fix‧kos‧ten‧de‧gres‧si‧on === Noun === Fixkostendegression f (genitive Fixkostendegression, plural Fixkostendegressionen) (economics, accounting) fixed-cost degression, spreading overhead (the reduction in fixed costs per unit as the volume of production increases) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Fixkostenverteilung (spreading of fixed costs) Stückkostensenkung (reduction in unit costs; result of degression) ==== Antonyms ==== Leerkostenanstieg (increase in idle costs due to low utilization) ==== Hypernyms ==== Kostensenkung (cost reduction) Skaleneffekt (economies of scale; the broader economic principle) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Betriebsführung (optimizing utilization to maximize degression) Effizienzmaß (metric to evaluate cost behavior) Margenoptimierung (the outcome of successful degression) Nutzgrad (degree of capacity utilization) sprungfixe Kosten (costs that increase in steps, limiting degression) ==== Related terms ==== degressiv (degressive) === References === “Fixkostendegression”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Fixkostendegression” in Duden online