JAIIB · AFM · Chapter 6

Marginal Costing

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Cost recording + cost reporting?

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It is a complete technique — it not only records costs as variable/fixed but also reports their behaviour to management for decision-making.

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Total cost segregated?

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Every cost is forcibly classified as either fixed or variable. Semi-variable costs are split into their fixed and variable components before classification.

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Fixed cost excluded from product cost?

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Fixed costs are not loaded into per-unit product cost; they are charged to the revenue of the period in which they are incurred. This is the defining feature.

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Contribution drives profitability?

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Contribution of a product, department or segment becomes the primary profitability metric — not gross profit, not net margin.

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Inventory valued at variable cost only?

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Finished-goods and WIP inventory under marginal costing carries only variable cost — fixed costs are written off and never sit in the balance sheet.

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Sales price per unit is constant?

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no quantity discounts, no price drops as volume rises.

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Variable cost per unit is constant?

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no economies of scale, no input-price changes within the analysis range.

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Total fixed cost is constant?

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no step-up in capacity (no new shed, no extra supervisor) within the analysis range.

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