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Full and marginal costs

What is meant by Full and marginal costs?

The term "full and marginal costs" refers to two important cost concepts in business administration and cost accounting. Full costs include all costs that can be attributed to a product or service, including fixed and variable costs. Marginal costs, on the other hand, are the additional costs incurred in producing one more unit.

Typical software functions in the area of "full and marginal costs":

Cost recording: Capturing and categorizing all relevant costs
Cost allocation: Assigning costs to cost centers and cost objects
Cost analysis: Detailed analysis of cost structure and development
Marginal cost calculation: Automatic calculation of marginal costs for various production quantities
Contribution margin calculation: Determination of contribution margins based on marginal costs
Scenario analysis: Simulation of different production scenarios and their impact on full and marginal costs
Reporting: Generation of cost reports for management and controlling
Cost forecasting: Prediction of future costs based on historical data and trends

Examples of "full and marginal costs":

• Full costs: Material costs + Manufacturing costs + Administrative costs + Distribution costs
• Marginal costs: Additional material costs for one more unit of production
• Break-even analysis based on full costs vs. marginal costs
• Pricing considering full and marginal costs
• Decision on production expansion based on marginal cost analysis
• Optimization of production quantity by comparing marginal costs and marginal revenue

The function / module Full and marginal costs belongs to:

Cost and performance accounting

Actual, target and planned costs

Software solutions with function or module Full and marginal costs:

myPARM - Multi-project management software
SIDOUN Globe
Voracity