Marginal cost

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016528",
  "term": "Marginal cost",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Marginal Cost",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Additional cost from one additional unit produced or one additional unit purchased.\n\n2. The incremental cost of increasing output of a good or service by a small amount.\n\n3. The change in total cost that results from a unit increase in output.",
    "The incremental cost of increasing output of a good or service by a small amount."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Social and economic factors",
    "Health and safety"
  ],
  "references": [
    "EPA Subject Matter Expert - Thurston",
    "EPA 2003b; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Economic Analyses Glossary; Preparing Economic Analyses Glossary",
    "EPA 2003b"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/marginal-cost/"
}