overhead cost
noun[C]
ukusACCOUNTING
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Examplesofoverhead cost
overhead cost
This eliminates theoverheadcostof tracking page references.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While enrollment was reduced,overheadcostfor building operation and salaries stated constant or increased.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The system was designed to operate with very low maintenance andoverheadcostto the village.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Where labor hours are used, a "burden rate" oroverheadcostper hour of labor may be added along with labor costs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Differences in thatoverheadcostare important influences on lifestyle, behavior, and even physical structures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fixed costs include the machinery cost, interest on operating capital, cost of management, andoverheadcost.
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Theoverheadcosth is set such that profits are zero in the steady state.
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Unfortunately this bound may not be a very good in^ dication of actual runtimes since the dynamic manipulation of sparse data structures typically incurs a rather largeoverheadcost.
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It is not possible to attribute anoverheadcostto these trainees.
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How can we get businesses to see training not as anoverheadcostbut as an investment?
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