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Average cost

In the context of investing, refers to the average cost of shares or stock bought at different prices over time.

Average Cost

1. A method of determining the value of securities in a tax year. One calculates the average cost by taking the total cost of buying shares in a security and dividing it by the number of shares one owns. The average-cost method is useful especially when the security has fluctuated significantly in price and when the investor has an automatic investment plan.

2. In inventory, a method to determine the value of one unit. It is calculated by dividing the total cost of buying the inventory by the units available for sale. See also: Inventory Valuation.

average cost

A cost amount calculated by dividing the total cost by the units of production. Thus, if a firm produces 10,000 units of output for a total cost of $25,000, the average cost of each unit is ^$25,000/_10,000 units, or $2.50 per unit. Average cost is made up of costs remaining unchanged throughout a range of output and costs varying directly with output. Firms with the lowest average cost in an industry have a competitive advantage in the event of severe competition and price cutting.

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Average Cost of Capital
Average Down
Average Pricing
Average Up
Average-Cost Method
CollegeSure® CD
Cost
Costo promedio
Costo promedio ponderado
DCF
discounted cash flow
Dollar-Cost Averaging
Economies of Scale
Free Cash Flows
Incremental Cost of Capital
Net Unrealized Appreciation
Optimum Capacity
U-Shaped Average Cost Curve

net (Staff Writer) As the average total cost of dying now exceeds [pounds sterling]7,000 ($11,562), nearly half the UK population are leaving themselves and their families financially unprepared to meet this ever-increasing cost, according to Axa.

Dead expensive-cost of dying rises by CPI Financial

In July 2004, average total costs of compliance were estimated to be $3.

Ask FERF about ... Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance costs by Sinnett, William M. / Financial Executive

Spreadsheet users will see an average total cost of ownership (TCO) of less than [pounds sterling]18 per user per year over a three-year period.

Excel Spreadsheet Server. (Products) by Software World

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