to cost

To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills

To help someone or be helped by something

Willing to do anything to get something, even if it is dangerous or expensive

To be very expensive

Cheap to buy and easy to afford

The money needed to pay for basic things like food and housing

Steps a company takes to spend less money

Total money spent on all units divided by the number of units

Money a company spends on materials and work to make goods

A careful study of the separate costs of a project to find savings

Money spent to run and maintain a business or building, like utilities and insurance

A rise in how much you must pay to buy or make something

A careful comparison of costs and benefits to decide if benefits outweigh costs

What you give up when you choose one thing instead of another

The extra money a project spends compared with its planned budget

Money spent to buy things like machines or buildings for a business

Money you pay in interest and fees to use money from a bank or another person

The extra cost to make one more item

The minimum return a business needs on an investment to keep its market value and attract money

Money you spend when you buy or sell something, for example finding information and making agreements

A cost you can put on a single project, like materials or wages

The money a company spends on advertising, distribution, and selling products

The amount of money needed to make, store, and sell one item

How much you pay now to buy a new item that does the same job as the old one

Money companies pay to deliver goods to customers, like shipping and advertising

A way for a company to record and study how much money it spends to make and sell products

The extra or less money needed to make one more product

A regular business cost that does not change when production changes, like rent and insurance

A contract that pays actual costs plus an agreed extra fee

A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services

Money you pay to keep something, for example storage, repairs, insurance, and lost income

A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage

A person who records and controls costs of making goods or services

A payment that automatically increases when prices rise to help people afford things

Extra pay for employees to help with higher living costs

An amount of money that a seller charges to prepare and pack an order for delivery

A book or record showing a company's costs by type

Total money a company spends to make products or services work well and fix problems

Money a company loses when faulty products or services cause problems for customers and the company

How much a business pays to use money for investment

A very high price that is far above normal

Money and time spent to reach an agreement, such as talking and preparing a contract

Money needed to make an exact copy of a building or item after reducing for loss in value

The change in total cost when you produce one more or one less item

The total money a company spends to make sure products are good and to fix problems when they are not

A study of the costs of making a product to see how they affect profit

A rise in general prices caused by higher production costs like wages and raw materials

Money spent to check that products or services meet quality standards

Money a company loses when faulty products reach customers, for example from returns or repairs

Costs a company pays when it finds and fixes or throws away defective products before they reach customers

Money spent to check that people follow a contract and to act if they break it

Money spent to stop problems in a product or process before they happen

Money you pay to process a transfer on a digital money network, often higher when the network is busy