marginal cost

English

Noun

marginal cost (plural marginal costs)

1. (economics) The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.

Derived terms

• marginal cost of capital

Translations

additional unit production cost

• Czech: mezní náklady m pl
• Finnish: rajakustannus (fi), marginaalikustannus
• French: coût marginal (fr) m
• Hungarian: határköltség
• Polish: koszt krańcowy m
• Russian: преде́льные изде́ржки pl (predélʹnyje izdéržki)
• Tagalog: karagdagang halaga

Further reading

• marginal cost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia