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  • Cost Accounting and Management Account

    what is the difference between cost accounting and management account

    ngodza22

    • Jun 29th, 2008

    Since fixed cost doesn't change whether you decide to produce or not to produce...eg rent, thus in marginal costing fixed cost element is removed so as to arrive at contribution... hence fixed cost is irrelevent cost in marginal costing

  • What is marginal cost?

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    Answered by: T.Prasad

    • Aug 10th, 2006


    Marginal Cost is the cost with is incurred to produce one more extra unit.

    Example to produce 100 units cost is Rs. 500/-

    to produce the 101th unit the cost became Rs. 520/- (The cost to produce one more unit i.e, unit is Rs. 20/-)  The Rs. 20/- is called Marginal Cost.

    ngodza22

    • Jun 29th, 2008

    It is a costing rule technique that excludes fixed cost from influencing decisions because they are said to be irrelevent cost.... simply because they are bound to be incurred even if a firm produce or doesn't produce eg rent,

    andy

    • Dec 26th, 2006

    Marginal Cost is variable cost AS LONG AS your fixed assets can handle the output. If that additional unit forces you to acquire more assets to handle it, your marginal cost can be way out of line with your average variable cost.