Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

From clean toilets to working computers, your company incurs many costs that it cannot assign to one particular "cost object" -- a product, project, department or service. You must nonetheless cover ...

Cost drivers are the elements of a business that cause an overhead cost against the goods manufactured or services provided. Some cost drivers are necessary and unchangeable while others place a high ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld federal clean-air standards yesterday, rejecting industry pleas to weigh compliance costs against the benefits of improved air quality. The unanimous ruling was a major ...