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Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold is the direct cost of inventory or production consumed to deliver the goods a business sells.
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• inventory, margin, gross profit
COGS
COGS, or cost of goods sold, is the direct cost assigned to the goods or services delivered to customers during the reporting period.
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• accounting, finance, inventory
contribution margin
contribution margin is an accounting, finance, or reporting term used to classify, measure, record, analyze, or communicate business transactions and financial results.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting
contribution margin per unit
contribution margin per unit is an accounting, finance, or reporting term used to classify, measure, record, analyze, or communicate business transactions and financial results.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting
contribution margin ratio
contribution margin ratio is a financial ratio used to measure or evaluate a specific aspect of liquidity, profitability, efficiency, leverage, or performance.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting
cost of sales
Cost of sales is the direct cost matched to revenue and is often used interchangeably with cost of goods sold depending on industry and reporting style.
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• accounting, finance, cost-of-sales
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Gross Margin
Gross margin is the percentage of revenue remaining after deducting cost of goods sold or direct cost of sales.
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• accounting, finance, gross-margin
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margin of safety
margin of safety is an accounting, finance, or reporting term used to classify, measure, record, analyze, or communicate business transactions and financial results.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting
marginal cost
marginal cost is a cost accounting term used to measure, assign, analyze, or control the cost of operations, inventory, or production.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting
marginal revenue
marginal revenue is a revenue or income concept used to describe earnings recognized from business activity, financing, or other sources.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting
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profit margin
profit margin is an accounting, finance, or reporting term used to classify, measure, record, analyze, or communicate business transactions and financial results.
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• accounting, finance, management-accounting