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The Accounting Review Vol. 49 No. 1 1974

Opportunity and Incremental Cost: Attempt to Define in Systems Terms: A Comment.

E. Earl Burch; William R. Henry

Abstract

Reviews the definitions and uses of incremental cost and opportunity cost in several leading economics and accounting texts. Concept of incremental cost; Confusion involved in the use of opportunity cost concept in accounting; Example of usage of the incremental cost concept and opportunity cost concept; Conclusions.

DOI
10.2308/tar-4510211
Volume
49
Issue
1
Pages
118-123
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref

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