Cost plus pricing is based on full product cost plus desired profit margin to arrive at the product price, while marginal cost plus pricing makes use of the product's total variable cost plus desired profit margin to arrive at the product's price. Marginal cost plus pricing (or "mark-up pricing) is based on demand, and completely ignores fixed costs in arriving at the product's price.
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The main difference between standard cost and marginal cost is that in standard cost a target is set and in marginal cost there is no target set. Marginal cost is the change of the total cost due to the quantity produced.
marginal cost
The main difference between standard cost and marginal cost is that in standard cost a target is set and in marginal cost there is no target set. Marginal cost is the change of the total cost due to the quantity produced.
In economics, marginal profit is the difference between the marginal revenue and the marginal cost of producing an additional unit of output.
A company will choose marginal cost pricing, setting the price of something at or just above the variable cost of production, when they have unused remaining production capacity, or when they are not able to sell the item at a higher price.