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Marginal Costing in Cost Accounting: Definition, Salient Features, Advantages and Limitations

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Marginal Costing 2. Definition of Marginal Costing 3. Salient Features 4. Advantages 5. Limitations. Definition or Introduction to Marginal Costing: Marginal costing is a technique of costing fully oriented towards managerial decision making and control. Marginal costing is not a method of cost ascertainment like job or process or operating [...]

By |2018-06-18T11:02:00+00:00June 18, 2018|Marginal Costing|Comments Off on Marginal Costing in Cost Accounting: Definition, Salient Features, Advantages and Limitations

Marginal Costing : Product Mix and Outsourcing Decision | Cost Accounting

Marginal costing technique is used for short-term decision-making. It assumes that fixed costs are not affected by the decision to allocate resources to different activities. Therefore, variable costs are the only relevant costs for decision-making. However, in practice, this assumption is seldom valid. Therefore, marginal costing technique has limited use in practice. To arrive at the final decision, managers consider [...]

By |2018-05-16T07:31:19+00:00May 16, 2018|Marginal Costing|Comments Off on Marginal Costing : Product Mix and Outsourcing Decision | Cost Accounting

Top 5 Applications of Marginal Costing | Cost Accounting

The following points highlight the top five applications of marginal costing. The applications are: 1. Key or Limiting Factor Analysis 2. Make or Buy Decisions 3. Discontinuance and Diversification of Product 4. Accept or Reject New Order and Sub-Contracting 5. Temporary Cessation or Close-Down of Operations. Application # 1. Key or Limiting Factor Analysis: Marginal costing can also be used [...]

By |2016-12-12T08:06:15+00:00December 12, 2016|Marginal Costing|Comments Off on Top 5 Applications of Marginal Costing | Cost Accounting
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