Difference between Marginal Cost and ContributionForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › Difference between Marginal Cost and ContributionThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts March 11, 2014 at 2:35 pm #162057 AmitMemberTopics: 41Replies: 32☆☆Difference between Marginal Cost and Contribution. Sometimes both seems to be same to me. March 12, 2014 at 10:31 am #162120 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54542☆☆☆☆☆No – they are very different!!The marginal cost is the variable cost of production (so ignoring any fixed costs and ignoring any other variable costs).Contribution is the profit before fixed costs (or to put it another way, it is the sales revenue less ALL variable costs).It might be worthwhile watching my Paper F2 lectures on marginal and absorption costing.AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In