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BUSINESS-SUSTAINING COST [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Government Accounting
OBS

These costs refer to some activities in an organization that do not directly contribute to the end cost objects yet which cannot be eliminated or reduced without harming the organization.

OBS

business-sustaining cost : term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • business-sustaining costs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité publique
OBS

Ces coûts concernent les activités d'une organisation qui ne contribuent pas directement aux éléments finaux de coûts, mais qui ne peuvent être éliminées ou réduites sans nuire à l'organisation.

OBS

coût de maintien opérationnel : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • coûts de maintien opérationnel

Spanish

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