marginal cost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output.
  2. Synonym of break-even point.

Word forms

marginal cost marginal costs
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