{"id":51065,"date":"2024-04-15T23:19:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=51065"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:19:24","slug":"assertion-a-marginal-cost-and-differential-cost-do-not-convey-the-same-meaning-in-all-the-circumstances-reason-r-differential-cost-increases-or-decreases-due-to-change-in-fixed-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/assertion-a-marginal-cost-and-differential-cost-do-not-convey-the-same-meaning-in-all-the-circumstances-reason-r-differential-cost-increases-or-decreases-due-to-change-in-fixed-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Assertion (A) Marginal cost and differential cost do not convey the same meaning in all the circumstances. Reason (R) Differential cost increases or decreases due to change in fixed cost."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97fbd9e9791\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    (A) is true, but (R) is false                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    (A) is false, but (R) is true                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marginal cost is the change in total cost that results from producing one additional unit of output. Differential cost is the difference in total cost between two different levels of output.<\/p>\n<p>Marginal cost and differential cost are not always the same. For example, if a company produces 100 units of output and its marginal cost is $10 per unit, then its total cost is $1000. If the company produces 101 units of output, its marginal cost may be $11 per unit, and its total cost will be $1101. However, the differential cost of producing 101 units of output <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> is only $1, because the only difference in cost between producing 100 units and 101 units is the cost of producing the 11th unit.<\/p>\n<p>The reason that marginal cost and differential cost are not always the same is that fixed costs do not change when output changes. 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