Economists classify production as possessing constant, decreasing or increasing returns to scale. Yet, from a cause-and-effect point of view, it is not readily apparent why decreasing returns to scale should ever exist. That is, if we duplicte an activity we ought to get duplicate results. Hence, if we truly duplicate all of the inputs, we ought to get double output. Can you reconcile the apparent contraction between this logic and the expectation of the economist that beyond certain output ranges firms will confront decreasing returns to scale