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UNIT COST [1 record]

Record 1 2008-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
  • Government Contracts
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The cost of a unit of product or service, calculated by dividing the total applied costs of a given period or of a given operation by the number of units produced in that period or operation.

OBS

unit cost: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
  • Marchés publics
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Coût d'un produit ou d'un service, égal au quotient du coût total engagé (soit au cours d'une période, soit pour effectuer une opération donnée) par le nombre d'unités produites durant cette période, ou le nombre d'unités que cette opération a permis d'obtenir.

OBS

coût unitaire : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad de costos
  • Contratos gubernamentales
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Coste asignado a cada unidad producida.

OBS

coste unitario: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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