cost standards
1Cost Accounting Standards — (popularly known as CAS) are a set of 19 standards and rules promulgated by the United States Government for use in determining costs on negotiated procurements. CAS differs from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in that FAR applies to… …
2cost of living — cost of living, adj. the average cost of food, clothing, and other necessary or usual goods and services paid by a person, family, etc., or considered as a standard by the members of a group. [1895 1900] * * * Monetary cost of maintaining a… …
3Cost Center — ist eine aus dem Englischen übernommene Bezeichnung für eine eigenständige Unternehmenseinheit (Business Unit), die normalerweise ein Budget zur Verfügung hat, um dessen Ziele zu erreichen. In dieser Bedeutung kann ein Cost Center eine oder… …
4Cost of goods sold — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
5cost — The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to… …
6Cost accounting — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
7Standards-based assessment — A standards based test is one based on the outcome based education or performance based education philosophy. [ [http://www.news bulletin.com/news/58020 01 18 06.html] January 18 2006 Standards Based Test draws plan for awarenessJackie… …
8Cost Accounting Standards Board - CASB — A U.S. federal government body that has the mandate of promoting consistency and uniformity in cost accounting activities involving government grants and contracts. Established by Congress in 1970, The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) was… …
9Cost approach — In real estate appraisal, the cost approach is one of three basic valuation methods.[1] The others are market, or sale comparison, and income. The fundamental premise of the cost approach is that a potential user of real estate won t, or shouldn… …
10standards of living — The British enjoy the high standard of living of an industrialized western country. Most British people tend not to judge quality of life by money alone though, and would point out benefits such as a stable political situation, freedom of speech… …
