Marginal analysis is an important decision-making tool in the business world. Marginal analysis allows business owners to measure the additional benefits of one production activity versus its costs.

As production (real GDP) grows, its marginal utility declines, because we satisfy our most important needs first. Likewise, the marginal disutilitiy inflicted by growth increases, because as the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject ...

A rational business's main goal is always to maximize profits. As complicated as business processes can be, the end goal always remains reaching the maximum profit. There are many ways a company has ...