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cost accounting

NOUN
accounting of production costs
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Some programs used to evaluate their curricula on a three- or five-year cycle because foundational subjects like financial and cost accounting rarely changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Advocates of true cost accounting assert that its more nuanced approach will address shortcomings in traditional cost-benefit analysis – particularly, failing to consider social and health externalities in depth.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

By creating transparency, true cost accounting can help shift money away from harmful food production systems and toward alternatives that protect resources and rural communities.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

To fully complete the calculations needed for 263A, you’ll be required to use figures and tables that are appropriate for the cost accounting method used in your specific category.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018

No farm will be eligible to compete for any of them that has not a regular system of cost accounting and whose books cannot be examined and audited by a public auditor.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas



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