differential cost

1. 1.

   the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output

   Synonymsmarginal costincremental cost

   Broadermonetary value

Questions about differential cost

What does differential cost mean?

differential cost means "the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output".

What is another word for differential cost?

Close synonyms include marginal cost, incremental cost. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is differential cost a common word?