238 Answers to quick quiz 1 Marginal costing is an alternative method of costing to absorption costing. In marginal costing, only variable costs are charged as a cost of sale and a contribution is calculated (sales revenue â variable cost of sales).
The elderly are an at-risk population because they have increased risk for adverse health outcomes, a need for health services, and unique social circumstances. Risks for common diseases increase over the life span, and other diseases are linked specifically to old age.
Dr Doug Brown, from the UK's Alzheimer's Society, said: There have been concerns that regular use by older people of certain medications with anticholinergic effects, such as sleep aids and hay-fever treatments, can increase the risk of dementia in certain circumstances, which this study supports.