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A cost unit refers to the actual products. The cost center refers to all the departments in a business organization.

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What is the difference between cost centre and cost unit?

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What is the difference between unit cost and cost per unit?

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What is the difference between sales price per unit and variable cost per unit?

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Example for cost unit and cost center?

if Edhi is cost centre than the cost unit for this organization will be the affected people who need the service.


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What is the difference between overhead cost and fixed cost?

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Is unit cost and unit price the same?

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