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Capacity Utilisation
Capacity utilisation is a measure of the extent to which an organization is using its available resources. It is calculated by dividing the actual output of a company by its potential output. For example, if a company has the capacity to produce 1000 widgets per month and it actually produces 800 widgets, its capacity utilisation would be 80%. This means that the company is using 80% of its available resources to produce the widgets. If the company were to increase its production to 900 widgets, its capacity utilization would increase to 90%.
At a macroeconomic level, capacity utilisation measures how much of the productive potential of the economy is being used. Utilisation falls during a recession leading to a rise in spare capacity.
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Is cyclical unemployment starting to rise in the UK economy?
19th December 2022
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Can UK hotels maintain high occupancy rates?
20th November 2022
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Economic Growth (Revision Quizlet Activity)
Quizzes & Activities
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Economics of Spare Capacity
Topic Videos
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Power Blackouts and Elasticity of Supply
14th October 2016
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Price Elasticity of Supply
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Capacity Utilisation and Fixed Costs
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What is Economic Scarring?
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Output Gap and Unemployment
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Macro Policies to avoid an Economic Recession
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Factors that can cause an economic recession
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Capacity utilisation and cost
Study Notes
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A History of UK Recessions
30th October 2017
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Europe's Busiest Airports
13th October 2017