marginal profit; marginal income
A finance term for the profit from selling one additional unit, i.e., revenue minus variable costs. Synonymous with 限界利潤.
See also: 限界利潤
You shouldn't increase production until marginal profit becomes zero.
この製品の限界利益は非常に高い。
The marginal profit of this product is very high.
Synonym; 限界利益 is more common in management accounting, while 限界利潤 appears more in economics contexts.
Gross profit (sales minus cost of goods sold), not per-unit; 限界利益 focuses on the additional unit.
Compound of 限界 (limit, marginal) and 利益 (profit), a direct translation of the English economic term 'marginal profit'.