prime cost

prime cost
noun
1. : the combined total of raw material and direct labor costs incurred in production
2. : the direct or immediate cost of a commodity; specifically : the cost or expenses of producing or obtaining a commodity exclusive of general expenses of management involved and of profit on capital

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that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
[1710-20]

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prime cost
The price of production, without regard to profit or overhead expenses
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Main Entry: ↑cost
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prime cost see under ↑cost1
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Main Entry: ↑prime

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prime cost UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular prime cost plural prime costs] business
the money that is needed for the materials and workers involved in making a product
Thesaurus: prices and costssynonym types of prices and describing prices and costshyponym
See also: overhead

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prime cost,
the cost of the labor and material in production.

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n. the direct cost of a commodity in terms of the materials and labor involved in its production, excluding fixed costs

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ˈprime cost 7 [prime cost] (also ˈfirst cost) noun countable, uncountable (business)
the cost of sth calculated by adding the cost of materials used to make it and the cost of paying sb to make it, but not including costs that are connected with running a business, such as rent and electricity
See also: ↑first cost

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