marginal cost
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marginal cost
First recorded in 1925–30
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The analysts define their price as a multiple of marginal cost — the cost of the least efficient miner — of the last two cycles, from 2016 to 2019 and 2020 to 2023.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Their bull case would see that marginal cost expand to 2 times due to currency debasement and capital flow into hard assets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
“The marginal cost of production in many Gulf states is very low and in some cases below $20 per barrel,” said Neil Shearing, chief economist at Capital Economics in London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The marginal cost of wool is thus £ 10/28 per unit.
From Supply and Demand by Hubert D. Henderson
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