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historic cost

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historic cost

The cost of a structure when it was first built.Contrast with original cost,which is the price paid by the current owner.



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Indeed, many would argue that the ability to evaluate the financial performance of a company is far easier when fair value, rather than historic cost principles, are applied.
Industry standards can then provide the historic cost of this land improvement.
Consider the example of one corporation ("Holding") that acquires the stock of another corporation ("Target") for less than (or more than) the historic cost of Target's assets.
 
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