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Economics

Marginal Cost

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Marginal cost is calculated by dividing the change in total cost by the change in quantity produced.

Why this is interesting

Imagine you're running a bakery, and your last cake cost $10 to make. Now imagine the next one—would it still be $10? Probably not. Why? Because of marginal cost.