standard cost
noun
a predetermined cost of material, labor, etc., based on specifications prepared from time-and-motion studies, accounting records, and the like.
Origin of standard cost
1First recorded in 1930–35
- Compare actual cost.
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How to use standard cost in a sentence
The standard cost for most of the old English vials under the British monopoly had been $5.50 a gross.
Old English Patent Medicines in America | George B. Griffenhagen
British Dictionary definitions for standard cost
standard cost
noun
accounting the predetermined budgeted cost of a regular manufacturing process against which actual costs are compared
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