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cost price method
Subject:
Accounting
cost-benefit analysis
Subject:
Economics

a technique that identifies all the benefits and costs of a project and converts them into money...

cost-plus pricing
Subject:
Business Studies

prices are determined by adding a predetermined profit to cost, and, therefore, the higher the...

cost-push inflation
Subject:
Economics

when prices increase due to a rise in the cost of production. These increased costs push up the...

costing
Subject:
Accounting

process of working out the cost of producing an item

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