incurred costs
41Demand-side management costs — The costs incurred by the utility to achieve the capacity and energy savings from the Demand Side Management Program. Costs incurred by customers or third parties are to be excluded. The costs are to be reported in thousands of dollars… …
42Utility demand-side management costs — The costs incurred by the utility to achieve the capacity and energy savings from the Demand Side Management (DSM) Program. Costs incurred by consumers or third parties are to be excluded. The costs are to be reported in nominal dollars in the… …
43Acquisition costs, mineral rights — Direct and indirect costs incurred to acquire legal rights to extract natural resources. Direct costs include costs incurred to obtain options to lease or purchase mineral rights and costs incurred for the actual leasing (e.g., lease bonuses)… …
44Sunk costs — In economics and business decision making, sunk costs are retrospective (past) costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are sometimes contrasted with prospective costs, which are future costs that may be incurred… …
45order for wasted costs — In the context of employment law, wasted costs are any costs incurred by a party as a result of any improper, unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of any representative or costs already incurred which, in light of any such… …
46Forward costs — (uranium) The operating and capital costs that will be incurred in any future production of uranium from in place reserves. Included are costs for labor, materials, power and fuel, royalties, payroll taxes, insurance, and general and… …
47research and development costs — The costs to a company of its research and development. Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 13, Accounting for Research and Development, distinguishes between pure research, applied research, and development. • Pure research is original… …
48research and development costs — The costs to a company of its research and development. Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 13, Accounting for Research and Development, distinguishes between pure research, applied research, and development. • Pure research is original… …
49Prospecting costs — Direct and indirect costs incurred to identify areas of interest that may warrant detailed exploration. Such costs include those incurred for topographical, geological, and geophysical studies; rights of access to properties in order to conduct …
50environmental costs — The costs of making sure that a company s activities do not damage the environment or that any such damage is put right. There are many types of environmental costs and these are often difficult to identify as they are hidden in overheads.… …
