⟩ Explain Features of Marginal costing?
Features of Marginal costing:
- It is a method of recoding costs and reporting profits.
- It involves ascertaining marginal costs which is the difference of fixed cost and variable cost.
- The operating costs are differentiated into fixed costs and variable costs. Semi variable costs are also divided in the individual components of fixed cost and variable cost.
- Fixed costs which remain constant regardless of the volume of production do not find place in the product cost determination and inventory valuation.
- Fixed costs are treated as period charge and are written off to the profit and loss account in the period incurred.
- Only variable costs are taken into consideration while computing the product cost.
- Prices of products are based on variable cost only.
- Marginal contribution decides the profitability of the products.